Sandston climate

Sandston Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond Intl AP, 2.1 km from Sandston

Average highs run from 48°F on January 1 to 49°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.23 in over about 10 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sandston, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
3.23 in
Snowfall
3.7 in
Record high
81°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-12°FJan 29, 1940
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 38 min to 10 h 18 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.0 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 148°F30°F78°F 195211°F 201832%4%
Jan 248°F30°F72°F 202210°F 201832%4%
Jan 348°F30°F74°F 20008°F 201832%4%
Jan 448°F30°F76°F 200511°F 197932%4%
Jan 548°F29°F76°F 19506°F 198132%5%
Jan 648°F29°F73°F 19502°F 201832%5%
Jan 748°F29°F74°F 2008-3°F 201832%5%
Jan 848°F29°F71°F 1998-8°F 194232%5%
Jan 948°F29°F73°F 20080°F 201732%5%
Jan 1048°F29°F73°F 1950-6°F 194232%5%
Jan 1148°F29°F72°F 1974-8°F 194232%5%
Jan 1247°F29°F71°F 2005-1°F 194232%5%
Jan 1347°F29°F75°F 20052°F 198132%5%
Jan 1447°F29°F74°F 19958°F 196432%6%
Jan 1547°F29°F75°F 19520°F 196432%6%
Jan 1647°F29°F73°F 19533°F 197232%6%
Jan 1747°F29°F72°F 1990-1°F 197732%6%
Jan 1847°F29°F69°F 19860°F 195732%6%
Jan 1948°F29°F72°F 1974-1°F 199432%6%
Jan 2048°F28°F74°F 1951-2°F 198532%6%
Jan 2148°F28°F72°F 1959-6°F 198532%6%
Jan 2248°F28°F71°F 1959-1°F 197032%6%
Jan 2348°F28°F76°F 19747°F 197032%7%
Jan 2448°F28°F76°F 19507°F 198732%7%
Jan 2548°F28°F79°F 1950-6°F 194032%7%
Jan 2648°F28°F80°F 1950-11°F 194032%7%
Jan 2748°F28°F74°F 1974-6°F 194032%7%
Jan 2848°F29°F72°F 1949-7°F 194032%7%
Jan 2948°F29°F77°F 1975-12°F 194032%7%
Jan 3049°F29°F81°F 2002-3°F 194032%7%
Jan 3149°F29°F70°F 19475°F 194032%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sandston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 5:02 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 5:32 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013740 (Richmond Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013740, 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.