Danville weather in January: Danville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Danville in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 39°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 3.41 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −2°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 6 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationDanville Regional Airport
- Station IDUSW00013728
- Location36.57°N 79.34°W
- Elevation571 ft (174 m)
- Population41,993
- Jan 49° 28°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 61° 37°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 61° 36°
- Dec 52° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Danville in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 38.5°F. January is 2.5°F cooler than December and 3.0°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Danville and the 9th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 49°F on January 1 to 50°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 35°F and 42°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 31%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 28°F | 31% | 20% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 14)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 29°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 49°F | 28°F | 30% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 28°F | 31% | 19% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 28°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 28°F | 31% | 20% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 28°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.41 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.5 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00013728; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Danville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 31 (31%). In all, 3.41 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Danville, 22 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.5 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00013728.
What are the records for January in Danville?
The warmest January temperature on Danville's official record (since 1916) is 80°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is −1°F, on January 29, 1940. The wettest January brought 9.91 in (1937); the snowiest, 24.0 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 38.5°F: 2021 38.7°F (+0.2), 2022 35.9°F (−2.6), 2023 44.5°F (+6.0), 2024 39.6°F (+1.1), 2025 33.7°F (−4.8), 2026 36.3°F (−2.2). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.7°F | +0.2°F | 3.57 in |
| 2022 | 35.9°F | −2.6°F | 3.39 in |
| 2023 | 44.5°F | +6.0°F | 1.89 in |
| 2024 | 39.6°F | +1.1°F | 6.15 in |
| 2025 | 33.7°F | −4.8°F | 2.44 in |
| 2026 | 36.3°F | −2.2°F | 2.86 in |
Source: records: ACIS, NWS threaded record DANthr; recent months: ACIS, station USW00013728. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Danville 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; Danville's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.