Staunton weather in January: Staunton, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Staunton in January has a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 34°F, holding near 42°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 9 days in a normal January, 2.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 6°C and low of −4°C, 73 mm of precipitation and 14 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationStaunton Water Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00448062
- Location38.17°N 79.08°W
- Elevation169 ft (52 m)
- Population26,361
- Jan 42° 25°
- Feb 46° 27°
- Mar 54° 33°
- Apr 65° 43°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 80° 60°
- Jul 84° 64°
- Aug 83° 62°
- Sep 77° 56°
- Oct 66° 44°
- Nov 55° 36°
- Dec 46° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Staunton in January?
The normal high is 42°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 33.6°F. January is 3.5°F cooler than December and 2.6°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Staunton and the 9th wettest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.8°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 30°F and 37°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 28%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 26°F | 28% | 18% |
| January 8 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% |
| January 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 27% | 18% |
| January 22 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% |
| January 31 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 1, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 43°F | 26°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 43°F | 26°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 43°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 42°F | 25°F | 28% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 42°F | 25°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 42°F | 25°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 42°F | 24°F | 27% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 43°F | 25°F | 26% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 42°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 25°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 90.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 5.4 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 64%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00448062; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Staunton in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 27% on average, highest around January 1 (28%). In all, 2.88 in falls on 9 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Staunton, 25 nights fall to freezing, 6 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 5.4 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 USC00448062.
What are the records for January in Staunton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1893) is 77°F, on January 27, 1944; the coldest is −16°F, on January 27, 1987. The wettest January brought 7.21 in (1996); the snowiest, 33.0 inches (1978).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 33.6°F: 2021 34.5°F (+0.9), 2022 30.2°F (−3.4), 2023 43.3°F (+9.7), 2024 36.8°F (+3.2), 2025 30.3°F (−3.3), 2026 34.2°F (+0.6). 4 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 34.5°F | +0.9°F | 1.76 in |
| 2022 | 30.2°F | −3.4°F | 3.64 in |
| 2023 | 43.3°F | +9.7°F | 1.24 in |
| 2024 | 36.8°F | +3.2°F | 4.88 in |
| 2025 | 30.3°F | −3.3°F | 1.53 in |
| 2026 | 34.2°F | +0.6°F | 3.50 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00448062; recent months: ACIS, station USC00448062. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Staunton 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; Staunton's is 42°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.