Front Royal weather in January: Front Royal, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Front Royal in January has a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 34°F, holding near 43°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 2.85 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 72 mm of precipitation and 12 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationFront Royal
- Station IDUSC00443229
- Location38.90°N 78.18°W
- Elevation930 ft (284 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population15,628
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 67° 43°
- May 74° 51°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 87° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Front Royal in January?
The normal high is 43°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 33.6°F. January is 3.8°F cooler than December and 2.5°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Front Royal and the 11th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 29°F and 38°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 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% |
| January 8 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% |
| January 15 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% |
| January 22 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 44°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 25°F | 29% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 17% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 43°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 43°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 44°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 44°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 24°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 43°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.85 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 69%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443229; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Front Royal in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 30% on average, highest around January 24 (31%). In all, 2.85 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Front Royal, 25 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.7 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 5 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00443229.
What are the records for January in Front Royal?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1995) is 75°F, on January 3, 2004; the coldest is −4°F, on January 18, 2003. The wettest January brought 10.16 in (1996); the snowiest, 16.3 inches (2000).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.6°F: 2021 35.5°F (+1.9), 2023 40.9°F (+7.3), 2024 34.8°F (+1.2), 2025 29.7°F (−3.9). 3 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35.5°F | +1.9°F | 1.37 in |
| 2023 | 40.9°F | +7.3°F | 1.60 in |
| 2024 | 34.8°F | +1.2°F | 5.60 in |
| 2025 | 29.7°F | −3.9°F | 1.27 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443229; recent months: ACIS, station USC00443229. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Front Royal 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; Front Royal's is 43°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Front Royal in December47°F by day, 28°F at night
- Front Royal in February47°F by day, 26°F at night
- Front Royal 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