Blacksburg weather in January: Blacksburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Blacksburg in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 22°F, a daily mean of 32°F, holding near 42°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.23 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 82 mm of precipitation and 20 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBlacksburg Nwso
- Station IDUSC00440766
- Location37.20°N 80.41°W
- Elevation2,103 ft (641 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population45,452
- Jan 42° 22°
- Feb 45° 24°
- Mar 53° 30°
- Apr 64° 39°
- May 72° 48°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 66° 41°
- Nov 55° 31°
- Dec 45° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Blacksburg in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 22°F, for a daily mean of 31.9°F. January is 3.2°F cooler than December and 2.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Blacksburg and the 9th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 28°F and 35°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 38%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 38% | 21% |
| January 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% |
| January 22 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% |
| January 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 22)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 23°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 22°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 22°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 41°F | 22°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 41°F | 22°F | 38% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 41°F | 22°F | 37% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 41°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 41°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 41°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 42°F | 22°F | 36% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 22°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.23 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 7.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00440766; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Blacksburg in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 37% on average, highest around January 1 (38%). In all, 3.23 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Blacksburg, 26 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 7.7 inches.
Snow falls on 4 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 6 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00440766.
What are the records for January in Blacksburg?
The warmest January temperature on Blacksburg's official record (since 1893) is 75°F, on January 14, 1932; the coldest is −16°F, on January 21, 1918. The wettest January brought 7.74 in (2013); the snowiest, 39.2 inches (1996).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 31.9°F: 2021 32.9°F (+1.0), 2022 28.7°F (−3.2), 2023 39.7°F (+7.8), 2024 33.0°F (+1.1), 2025 26.3°F (−5.6), 2026 29.4°F (−2.5). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 32.9°F | +1.0°F | 3.50 in |
| 2022 | 28.7°F | −3.2°F | 3.27 in |
| 2023 | 39.7°F | +7.8°F | 2.73 in |
| 2024 | 33.0°F | +1.1°F | 3.98 in |
| 2025 | 26.3°F | −5.6°F | 2.52 in |
| 2026 | 29.4°F | −2.5°F | 2.75 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record RNKthr; recent months: ACIS, station USC00440766. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Blacksburg compare across Virginia?
Across the 81 places PlainClimate covers in Virginia, January normal highs run from 40°F in Hot Springs to 54°F in Chesapeake; Blacksburg's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Blacksburg in December45°F by day, 25°F at night
- Blacksburg in February45°F by day, 24°F at night
- Blacksburg through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Virginia in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Chesapeake: Virginia's warmest Januarynormal high 54°F