Ritchie County climate

Ritchie County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Harrisville, 4.7 km from Ritchie County

Average highs run from 41°F on January 1 to 41°F on January 31, and lows from 23°F to 20°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.57 in.

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Ritchie County, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
21°F
Precipitation
3.57 in
Snowfall
8.9 in
Record high
78°FJan 11, 2020
Record low
-24°FJan 19, 1994
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 28 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
87%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
5.6 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 141°F23°F72°F 1952-7°F 201813%
Jan 241°F22°F63°F 2005-6°F 196813%
Jan 341°F22°F70°F 2004-8°F 201813%
Jan 441°F22°F72°F 19971°F 198114%
Jan 541°F22°F69°F 1997-4°F 196814%
Jan 640°F22°F62°F 2007-5°F 198814%
Jan 740°F22°F69°F 2008-7°F 201814%
Jan 840°F21°F70°F 2008-11°F 196814%
Jan 940°F21°F65°F 2026-2°F 197815%
Jan 1040°F21°F64°F 2020-9°F 198215%
Jan 1140°F21°F78°F 2020-7°F 196215%
Jan 1240°F21°F68°F 2013-4°F 196215%
Jan 1340°F21°F74°F 2005-6°F 197715%
Jan 1440°F21°F74°F 19953°F 195716%
Jan 1540°F21°F64°F 1952-5°F 197216%
Jan 1640°F20°F63°F 1949-11°F 197216%
Jan 1740°F20°F61°F 1952-15°F 197716%
Jan 1840°F20°F69°F 1996-15°F 199416%
Jan 1940°F20°F64°F 1949-24°F 199417%
Jan 2040°F20°F70°F 1974-18°F 198517%
Jan 2140°F20°F70°F 1959-20°F 198517%
Jan 2240°F20°F66°F 1967-11°F 202517%
Jan 2340°F20°F67°F 1967-11°F 196317%
Jan 2440°F20°F71°F 1950-15°F 196317%
Jan 2540°F20°F76°F 1950-5°F 196118%
Jan 2640°F20°F70°F 19673°F 197818%
Jan 2740°F20°F64°F 1953-5°F 200318%
Jan 2841°F20°F67°F 1970-9°F 196318%
Jan 2941°F20°F69°F 2013-11°F 201418%
Jan 3041°F20°F68°F 2013-4°F 202618%
Jan 3141°F20°F75°F 2002-5°F 202618%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ritchie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:12 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 5:44 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00463940 (Harrisville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003804, 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.