Chincoteague Weather in January
Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 31°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 11 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 46°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 3.15 in
- Snowfall
- 3.5 in
- Record high
- 79°FJan 30, 2002
- Record low
- 0°FJan 17, 1982
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 36 min to 10 h 17 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 13.4 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 47°F | 31°F | 71°F 2022 | 14°F 1994 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 2 | 47°F | 31°F | 72°F 1985 | 12°F 2018 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 3 | 47°F | 31°F | 70°F 2004 | 10°F 2018 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 4 | 47°F | 30°F | 72°F 2004 | 14°F 1981 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 5 | 47°F | 30°F | 66°F 1993 | 13°F 1981 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 6 | 47°F | 30°F | 70°F 2007 | 10°F 2018 | 34% | 4% |
| Jan 7 | 47°F | 30°F | 69°F 2008 | 2°F 2018 | 34% | 5% |
| Jan 8 | 46°F | 30°F | 65°F 2008 | 12°F 2015 | 34% | 5% |
| Jan 9 | 46°F | 30°F | 70°F 2008 | 6°F 2017 | 35% | 5% |
| Jan 10 | 46°F | 30°F | 67°F 2016 | 8°F 1982 | 35% | 5% |
| Jan 11 | 46°F | 30°F | 64°F 1980 | 7°F 1982 | 35% | 5% |
| Jan 12 | 46°F | 30°F | 70°F 2017 | 7°F 1981 | 35% | 5% |
| Jan 13 | 46°F | 29°F | 67°F 2007 | 6°F 1981 | 35% | 5% |
| Jan 14 | 46°F | 29°F | 70°F 2007 | 13°F 1988 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 15 | 46°F | 29°F | 70°F 2007 | 8°F 1994 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 16 | 46°F | 29°F | 67°F 2007 | 6°F 1994 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 17 | 46°F | 29°F | 64°F 2012 | 0°F 1982 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 18 | 46°F | 29°F | 68°F 1990 | 3°F 2003 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 19 | 46°F | 29°F | 65°F 1972 | 0°F 1994 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 20 | 46°F | 29°F | 63°F 2019 | 0°F 1985 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 21 | 46°F | 29°F | 64°F 1990 | 0°F 1985 | 35% | 6% |
| Jan 22 | 46°F | 29°F | 64°F 2018 | 7°F 2014 | 34% | 6% |
| Jan 23 | 46°F | 29°F | 65°F 1999 | 7°F 2014 | 34% | 6% |
| Jan 24 | 46°F | 29°F | 70°F 2002 | 11°F 2005 | 34% | 7% |
| Jan 25 | 46°F | 29°F | 62°F 2024 | 12°F 2013 | 34% | 7% |
| Jan 26 | 46°F | 29°F | 76°F 2024 | 18°F 1982 | 34% | 7% |
| Jan 27 | 46°F | 29°F | 72°F 1974 | 11°F 2003 | 34% | 7% |
| Jan 28 | 46°F | 29°F | 69°F 1999 | 8°F 1987 | 34% | 7% |
| Jan 29 | 46°F | 29°F | 72°F 2002 | 8°F 2014 | 34% | 6% |
| Jan 30 | 46°F | 29°F | 79°F 2002 | 3°F 2014 | 34% | 6% |
| Jan 31 | 46°F | 29°F | 65°F 1988 | 9°F 2010 | 34% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093739 (Wallops Island Flight Fac), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093739, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.