Williamsburg weather in January: Williamsburg, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Williamsburg in January has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 40°F, holding near 49°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 3.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationWilliamsburg (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00449151
- Location37.30°N 76.70°W
- Elevation70 ft (21 m)
- Population16,030
- Jan 49° 31°
- Feb 52° 32°
- Mar 60° 39°
- Apr 70° 48°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 89° 70°
- Aug 87° 69°
- Sep 81° 63°
- Oct 71° 51°
- Nov 61° 41°
- Dec 53° 34°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Williamsburg in January?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 39.8°F. January is 3.6°F cooler than December and 2.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Williamsburg and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.7°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 36°F and 44°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 35%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 32°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 8 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% |
| January 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 22 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% |
| January 31 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% |
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 | 50°F | 32°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 50°F | 32°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 6 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 7 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 8 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 9 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 10 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 21% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 49°F | 31°F | 35% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 16 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 17 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 18 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 24 | 49°F | 30°F | 34% | 22% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 49°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 49°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 49°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 49°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 50°F | 30°F | 33% | 22% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 31°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 72%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449151; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Williamsburg in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 34% on average, highest around January 1 (35%). In all, 3.77 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Williamsburg, 19 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.7 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 USC00449151.
What are the records for January in Williamsburg?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1951) is 81°F, on January 30, 2002; the coldest is −7°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 8.16 in (1987); the snowiest, 21.8 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.8°F: 2021 39.4°F (−0.4), 2022 37.3°F (−2.5), 2023 46.3°F (+6.5), 2024 41.8°F (+2.0), 2025 34.6°F (−5.2), 2026 37.4°F (−2.4). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.4°F | −0.4°F | 4.00 in |
| 2022 | 37.3°F | −2.5°F | 5.98 in |
| 2023 | 46.3°F | +6.5°F | 2.94 in |
| 2024 | 41.8°F | +2.0°F | 5.33 in |
| 2025 | 34.6°F | −5.2°F | 3.03 in |
| 2026 | 37.4°F | −2.4°F | 2.30 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449151; recent months: ACIS, station USC00449151. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Williamsburg 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; Williamsburg's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Williamsburg in December53°F by day, 34°F at night
- Williamsburg in February52°F by day, 32°F at night
- Williamsburg 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