Humidity Levels in Virginia During January

The average humidity in January is listed below for places in Virginia. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 7 am and Afternoon measures are for 4 pm local standard time.

Average relative humidity (%) in January
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
62 Arlington 69 53
68 Chantilly 76 56
66 Lynchburg 72 51
66 Norfolk 73 57
68 Richmond 79 53
61 Roanoke 69 50

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are the averages during January for maximum and minimum humidity levels in Virginia. The hours when this month's highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Daily high and low relative humidity (%) averages in January
High Time Place Low Time
69.0 7 am Arlington 53.1 4 pm
76.4 7 am Chantilly 56.2 4 pm
74.9 4 am Lynchburg 51.0 4 pm
72.9 7 am Norfolk 57.2 4 pm
79.3 7 am Richmond 52.9 4 pm
69.1 7 am Roanoke 49.5 4 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

Virginia Humidity
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