Winchester weather in January: Winchester, Virginia: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Winchester in January has a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 33°F, holding near 41°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 10 days in a normal January, 2.77 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 5°C and low of −5°C, 70 mm of precipitation and 18 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationWinchester
- Station IDUSC00449181
- Location39.19°N 78.15°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population27,800
- Jan 41° 24°
- Feb 45° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 65° 42°
- May 73° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 86° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 77° 57°
- Oct 66° 45°
- Nov 55° 35°
- Dec 45° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Winchester in January?
The normal high is 41°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 32.6°F. January is 3.9°F cooler than December and 2.7°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Winchester 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 28°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 32%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 8 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 15 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% |
| January 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% |
| January 31 | 42°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 19)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 2 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 3 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 4 | 42°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 5 | 41°F | 25°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 6 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 7 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 8 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 9 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 30 min |
| January 10 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 11 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 12 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 13 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 14 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 15 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 16 | 41°F | 24°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 17 | 41°F | 23°F | 31% | 18% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 18 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 19 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 20 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 21 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 22 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 23 | 41°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 24 | 42°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 25 | 42°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 26 | 42°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 27 | 42°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 28 | 42°F | 23°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 29 | 42°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 30 | 42°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 31 | 42°F | 24°F | 32% | 18% | 10 h 10 min |
- Normal high
- 41°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.77 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 100.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 6.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 25
- Daylight
- 9 h 30 min to 10 h 10 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Sunshine
- 63%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00449181; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Winchester in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 31% on average, highest around January 23 (32%). In all, 2.77 in falls on 10 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Winchester, 25 nights fall to freezing, 7 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 6.9 inches.
Snow falls on 3 days in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 7 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00449181.
What are the records for January in Winchester?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1982) is 72°F, on January 5, 1997; the coldest is −12°F, on January 20, 1994. The wettest January brought 6.57 in (1996); the snowiest, 29.0 inches (1996).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00449181. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Winchester 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; Winchester's is 41°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Winchester in December45°F by day, 28°F at night
- Winchester in February45°F by day, 26°F at night
- Winchester 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