Galax weather in January: Galax, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Galax in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 23°F, a daily mean of 33°F, holding near 42°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.66 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −5°C, 93 mm of precipitation and 12 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationGalax Radio WBRF
- Station IDUSC00443267
- Location36.66°N 80.91°W
- Elevation2,385 ft (727 m)
- Population6,739
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 65° 39°
- May 72° 49°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 82° 61°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 53°
- Oct 65° 41°
- Nov 55° 32°
- Dec 46° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Galax in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 23°F, for a daily mean of 32.9°F. January is 3.2°F cooler than December and 3.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Galax and the 8th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 43°F on January 1 to 44°F on January 31. 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 29°F and 36°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 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 22 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 31 | 44°F | 23°F | 30% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 20)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 25°F | 30% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 42°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 43°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 44°F | 23°F | 30% | 18% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 23°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.66 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 4.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 26
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00443267; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Galax in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 16 (31%). In all, 3.66 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Galax, 26 nights fall to freezing, 5 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 4.6 inches.
Snow falls on 2 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 USC00443267.
What are the records for January in Galax?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1954) is 75°F, on January 31, 2002; the coldest is −18°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.83 in (2013); the snowiest, 30.5 inches (1966).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00443267. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Galax 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; Galax's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.