Virginia Beach climate

Virginia Beach Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Oceana Nas, 6.4 km from Virginia Beach

Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31, and lows from 33°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.17 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 Virginia Beach, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.17 in
Snowfall
2.2 in
Record high
81°FJan 30, 2002
Record low
-3°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 41 min to 10 h 21 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
34°F
Wind
12.1 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 151°F33°F80°F 202214°F 201833%3%
Jan 251°F33°F78°F 198512°F 201833%4%
Jan 351°F33°F74°F 200410°F 201833%4%
Jan 451°F33°F77°F 200415°F 197933%4%
Jan 551°F32°F76°F 200411°F 201833%4%
Jan 651°F32°F74°F 20057°F 201833%4%
Jan 751°F32°F73°F 200810°F 201833%4%
Jan 850°F32°F74°F 20088°F 201833%4%
Jan 950°F32°F74°F 200810°F 197033%4%
Jan 1050°F32°F74°F 20268°F 198233%4%
Jan 1150°F32°F75°F 19748°F 198233%4%
Jan 1250°F32°F72°F 201712°F 197833%4%
Jan 1350°F32°F75°F 200510°F 198133%4%
Jan 1450°F31°F74°F 20079°F 196233%4%
Jan 1550°F31°F74°F 200712°F 199433%4%
Jan 1650°F31°F75°F 19537°F 197733%4%
Jan 1750°F31°F74°F 19492°F 197733%4%
Jan 1850°F31°F74°F 199011°F 197733%4%
Jan 1950°F31°F74°F 20256°F 199433%4%
Jan 2050°F31°F72°F 19474°F 198534%4%
Jan 2150°F31°F71°F 1959-3°F 198534%4%
Jan 2250°F31°F70°F 195710°F 198534%4%
Jan 2350°F31°F75°F 19749°F 201434%4%
Jan 2450°F31°F74°F 194915°F 200333%4%
Jan 2550°F31°F74°F 199016°F 196333%4%
Jan 2650°F31°F71°F 195215°F 196133%3%
Jan 2750°F31°F76°F 195215°F 196134%3%
Jan 2850°F31°F73°F 197415°F 198634%3%
Jan 2950°F31°F76°F 195710°F 201434%3%
Jan 3051°F31°F81°F 2002-1°F 201434%3%
Jan 3151°F31°F71°F 198212°F 196634%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Virginia Beach, 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 7:17 AM, sunset 4:58 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013769 (Oceana Nas), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013769, 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.