Martinsville weather in January: Martinsville, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Martinsville in January has a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 36°F, holding near 48°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 3.83 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −5°C, 97 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationMartinsville Filter Plant
- Station IDUSC00445300
- Location36.70°N 79.87°W
- Elevation780 ft (238 m)
- Population13,834
- Jan 48° 24°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 60° 32°
- Apr 71° 40°
- May 78° 50°
- Jun 85° 59°
- Jul 88° 64°
- Aug 86° 63°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 60° 32°
- Dec 51° 26°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Martinsville in January?
The normal high is 48°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 36.1°F. January is 2.6°F cooler than December and 2.8°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Martinsville and the 7th 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 33°F and 40°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 25°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 8 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% |
| January 15 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% |
| January 22 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% |
| January 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 49°F | 25°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 49°F | 25°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 48°F | 25°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 48°F | 24°F | 32% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 48°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 49°F | 24°F | 31% | 21% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 48°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.83 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.3 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- 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 USC00445300; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Martinsville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 1 (32%). In all, 3.83 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Martinsville, 25 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.3 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 1 day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00445300.
What are the records for January in Martinsville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1937) is 79°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is −7°F, on January 11, 1988. The wettest January brought 10.03 in (1937); the snowiest, 28.5 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.1°F: 2021 36.7°F (+0.6), 2022 33.3°F (−2.8), 2023 41.8°F (+5.7), 2024 36.9°F (+0.8), 2025 30.7°F (−5.4), 2026 33.3°F (−2.8). 3 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36.7°F | +0.6°F | 4.10 in |
| 2022 | 33.3°F | −2.8°F | 4.94 in |
| 2023 | 41.8°F | +5.7°F | 4.31 in |
| 2024 | 36.9°F | +0.8°F | 8.13 in |
| 2025 | 30.7°F | −5.4°F | 1.19 in |
| 2026 | 33.3°F | −2.8°F | 2.39 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00445300; recent months: ACIS, station USC00445300. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Martinsville 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; Martinsville's is 48°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Martinsville in December51°F by day, 26°F at night
- Martinsville in February52°F by day, 26°F at night
- Martinsville 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