January is one of the warmer months of the year in Richmond, with average highs near 21.1°C and lows around 10.3°C (mean 15.7°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 79 mm of rainfall and 71% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Richmond. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Richmond was 2018 — when the month averaged 18.5°C — while the coldest was 1993 at 12.8°C. Typical January days reach 21.1°C with nights near 10.3°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Richmond, averaging 79 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1985 with 226 mm, while the driest was 2015 at 14 mm.
Relative humidity in Richmond during January averages 71%. The most humid January was 2023 at 79%, and the least humid was 1981 at 61%.
January receives about 6.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Richmond. The sunniest Januarys were 2019 and 2022 at 7.5 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2007 at 5.8.
Average wind speed in Richmond during January is 1.3 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1983 and 2017 at 1.8 m/s, while the calmest were 2015, 2022 and 2025 at 1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 15.6°C | 15.3°C | 15.8°C | 15.8°C | 16.2°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 21.0°C | 20.6°C | 21.5°C | 21.3°C | 21.5°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 10.3°C | 10.1°C | 10.2°C | 10.4°C | 10.8°C | +0.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 98 mm | 85 mm | 67 mm | 83 mm | 54 mm | -43 mm |
January temperatures in Richmond have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 2.5°C (1995) to a record high of 32.1°C (2009).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 79 mm, with a wettest year of 226 mm.
One of the best times to visit Richmond
January is one of the best times to visit Richmond. Expect days averaging 21.1°C and nights around 10.3°C (mean 15.7°C) — warmer than Richmond's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (79 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.2°C | 15.1°C | 10.1°C | 24.5°C | 4.7°C | 93 mm | 73% | 1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 22.5°C | 16.9°C | 11.3°C | 27.1°C | 6.0°C | 67 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 2023 | 20.2°C | 15.8°C | 11.4°C | 23.3°C | 7.5°C | 85 mm | 79% | 1.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 23.0°C | 17.2°C | 11.3°C | 26.4°C | 8.2°C | 29 mm | 69% | 1 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 21.0°C | 15.8°C | 10.5°C | 28.9°C | 6.4°C | 36 mm | 71% | 1.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2020 | 22.3°C | 16.3°C | 10.4°C | 29.5°C | 6.0°C | 14 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 24.3°C | 18.3°C | 12.2°C | 31.6°C | 7.7°C | 24 mm | 65% | 1.5 m/s | 7.5 |
| 2018 🔥 | 23.2°C | 18.5°C | 13.9°C | 28.5°C | 8.6°C | 185 mm | 79% | 1.1 m/s | 6 |
| 2017 | 18.4°C | 13.5°C | 8.7°C | 21.5°C | 4.4°C | 100 mm | 76% | 1.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2016 | 21.5°C | 16.1°C | 10.8°C | 26.5°C | 6.0°C | 147 mm | 74% | 1.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2015 | 24.3°C | 17.8°C | 11.3°C | 28.5°C | 7.5°C | 14 mm | 61% | 1 m/s | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 19.2°C | 13.9°C | 8.6°C | 26.2°C | 4.9°C | 91 mm | 71% | 1.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 21.8°C | 15.7°C | 9.7°C | 31.1°C | 5.1°C | 98 mm | 66% | 1.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2012 | 18.8°C | 14.0°C | 9.1°C | 22.0°C | 4.0°C | 34 mm | 76% | 1.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 20.8°C | 15.3°C | 9.8°C | 25.6°C | 4.8°C | 59 mm | 70% | 1.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 20.6°C | 15.2°C | 9.8°C | 27.2°C | 5.0°C | 78 mm | 71% | 1.5 m/s | 6 |
| 2009 | 23.7°C | 17.0°C | 10.4°C | 32.1°C | 6.1°C | 14 mm | 61% | 1.3 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2008 | 23.1°C | 17.2°C | 11.3°C | 26.4°C | 6.6°C | 49 mm | 68% | 1.3 m/s | 7 |
| 2007 | 20.4°C | 15.5°C | 10.5°C | 26.4°C | 3.6°C | 80 mm | 75% | 1.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2006 | 21.3°C | 15.4°C | 9.5°C | 28.6°C | 4.2°C | 68 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 20.4°C | 15.2°C | 9.9°C | 25.3°C | 6.0°C | 61 mm | 74% | 1.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 22.9°C | 17.4°C | 11.9°C | 30.2°C | 6.6°C | 105 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 20.9°C | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 25.5°C | 4.0°C | 64 mm | 68% | 1.4 m/s | 7 |
| 2002 | 19.7°C | 15.2°C | 10.7°C | 26.1°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 76% | 1.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 21.4°C | 15.2°C | 9.0°C | 26.4°C | 3.8°C | 37 mm | 64% | 1.4 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2000 | 20.7°C | 15.2°C | 9.8°C | 25.2°C | 6.1°C | 88 mm | 71% | 1.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1999 | 23.9°C | 18.0°C | 12.2°C | 30.2°C | 7.3°C | 46 mm | 66% | 1.2 m/s | 7 |
| 1998 | 22.3°C | 16.5°C | 10.7°C | 28.7°C | 3.6°C | 31 mm | 66% | 1.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 | 20.0°C | 14.6°C | 9.3°C | 25.5°C | 4.2°C | 62 mm | 70% | 1.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1996 | 20.0°C | 15.4°C | 10.8°C | 23.2°C | 4.3°C | 95 mm | 78% | 1.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1995 | 20.7°C | 15.2°C | 9.8°C | 25.6°C | 2.5°C | 118 mm | 71% | 1.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1994 | 19.8°C | 14.7°C | 9.7°C | 23.3°C | 5.3°C | 128 mm | 77% | 1.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1993 ❄️ | 17.7°C | 12.8°C | 7.9°C | 23.3°C | 4.5°C | 100 mm | 77% | 1.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1992 | 20.0°C | 15.1°C | 10.1°C | 24.2°C | 3.9°C | 98 mm | 75% | 1.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1991 | 19.9°C | 14.9°C | 9.9°C | 23.6°C | 5.3°C | 124 mm | 75% | 1.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 21.5°C | 16.0°C | 10.6°C | 28.5°C | 7.0°C | 48 mm | 67% | 1.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1989 | 21.4°C | 16.6°C | 11.8°C | 25.7°C | 5.7°C | 117 mm | 72% | 1.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 21.6°C | 15.8°C | 10.1°C | 26.5°C | 5.4°C | 22 mm | 69% | 1.3 m/s | 7.3 |
| 1987 | 21.3°C | 15.8°C | 10.4°C | 25.3°C | 6.8°C | 100 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 20.7°C | 16.1°C | 11.5°C | 25.3°C | 6.7°C | 208 mm | 78% | 1.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 🌧️ | 20.3°C | 15.5°C | 10.8°C | 25.0°C | 7.3°C | 226 mm | 78% | 1.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 19.0°C | 13.5°C | 8.1°C | 23.5°C | 3.5°C | 48 mm | 70% | 1.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1983 | 19.1°C | 13.7°C | 8.2°C | 26.2°C | 4.7°C | 87 mm | 69% | 1.8 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 21.2°C | 15.4°C | 9.6°C | 28.2°C | 5.7°C | 41 mm | 67% | 1.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.7°C | 18.3°C | 11.9°C | 30.0°C | 6.3°C | 30 mm | 61% | 1.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 21.1°C with lows near 10.3°C (mean 15.7°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 79 mm of rainfall in Richmond, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 226 mm in 1985.
The hottest January reached 32.1°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 2.5°C in 1995.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 20.9°C to 21.4°C and overnight lows from 9.7°C to 10.9°C over the same span.
January is one of the warmer months of the year in Richmond and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 21.1°C daytime highs and 10.3°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 11th coolest month in Richmond, averaging 15.7°C.
For January in Richmond, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.1°C and lows of 10.3°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 71% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 1.3 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 1.8 m/s (1983).
The wettest January on record was 1985 with 226 mm. On average, January sees 79 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Richmond behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
