Virginia January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Virginia for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest January in Virginia History?

1950 was the warmest January in Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 57.3 °F, and the average low was 36.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Virginia History?

1977 was the coolest January in Virginia history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 32.0 °F, and the average low was 13.5 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	6	52.2	33.3
2022	88	42.7	23.1
2021	45	45.2	28.1
2020	13	49.9	31.3
2019	49	45.3	27.3
2018	102	42.9	20.7
2017	17	48.3	31.8
2016	84	43.0	23.2
2015	73	43.1	24.4
2014	119	40.6	18.3
2013	29	48.0	29.1
2012	24	49.6	28.3
2011	96	41.0	23.3
2010	90	41.6	23.8
2009	92	42.2	23.0
2008	51	46.3	25.7
2007	18	49.7	30.0
2006	8	52.8	32.0
2005	35	47.2	28.1
2004	96	41.9	22.3
2003	106	40.0	22.3
2002	21	50.2	28.3
2001	68	45.0	23.7
2000	70	44.7	23.3
1999	22	49.8	28.3
1998	12	49.4	32.0
1997	58	45.5	25.0
1996	88	42.5	23.3
1995	40	46.0	28.7
1994	119	38.4	20.4
1993	25	47.5	30.1
1992	37	47.4	27.3
1991	41	46.7	27.4
1990	9	52.7	31.3
1989	20	50.4	28.6
1988	116	39.6	19.4
1987	90	41.6	23.9
1986	77	44.6	22.5
1985	116	38.3	20.8
1984	109	40.3	21.2
1983	70	42.4	25.7
1982	123	37.8	18.8
1981	121	39.5	18.9
1980	60	43.0	26.8
1979	99	41.0	23.0
1978	125	36.8	18.9
1977	129	32.0	13.5
1976	99	42.0	22.0
1975	32	48.5	27.4
1974	4	52.6	34.4
1973	58	45.8	24.5
1972	31	48.3	27.9
1971	105	40.7	22.2
1970	124	38.4	18.1
1969	104	40.9	22.0
1968	111	40.6	19.9
1967	30	48.9	27.6
1966	113	38.9	20.7
1965	68	45.2	23.3
1964	61	46.2	23.4
1963	109	41.7	19.9
1962	78	43.3	23.4
1961	114	40.5	18.6
1960	48	45.2	27.6
1959	78	44.5	22.4
1958	106	40.6	21.6
1957	76	42.9	24.5
1956	92	41.9	23.4
1955	84	42.8	23.4
1954	51	46.6	25.3
1953	18	49.6	30.2
1952	16	50.0	30.2
1951	37	48.5	26.2
1950	1	57.3	36.1
1949	5	52.6	33.8
1948	122	38.2	19.2
1947	11	50.6	31.1
1946	50	45.3	26.8
1945	96	40.6	23.6
1944	54	46.3	25.3
1943	37	47.2	27.6
1942	87	43.5	22.4
1941	73	42.5	25.0
1940	128	32.3	13.9
1939	36	47.7	27.5
1938	61	44.1	25.5
1937	3	52.1	35.9
1936	116	38.6	20.4
1935	70	43.2	24.8
1934	25	49.0	28.5
1933	9	52.1	31.9
1932	2	54.3	35.6
1931	53	46.0	26.0
1930	46	46.1	26.9
1929	61	44.6	25.0
1928	55	46.9	24.0
1927	61	43.6	25.9
1926	78	43.6	23.2
1925	78	43.0	23.8
1924	73	45.3	22.2
1923	42	46.6	27.4
1922	94	41.2	23.3
1921	46	46.4	26.6
1920	95	42.2	22.3
1919	44	47.9	25.5
1918	127	32.7	14.8
1917	43	47.1	26.6
1916	13	51.7	29.4
1915	66	43.2	25.8
1914	34	47.4	28.2
1913	7	53.9	31.5
1912	126	35.8	17.2
1911	22	49.3	28.6
1910	67	44.6	24.2
1909	25	48.7	28.8
1908	84	43.1	23.2
1907	13	51.4	29.9
1906	25	47.8	29.9
1905	112	39.8	20.4
1904	114	39.7	19.6
1903	78	42.4	24.4
1902	101	41.0	22.8
1901	56	44.9	25.6
1900	56	45.4	25.1
1899	65	44.8	24.4
1898	33	46.6	29.2
1897	103	41.6	21.5
1896	78	42.5	24.3
1895	106	40.4	21.9