Average January Temperature in Memphis by Year

This page contains a list of the average monthly high and low temperatures in Memphis, Tennessee for the month of January each year between 1930 and 2024. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest January Ever in Memphis?

1933 was the warmest January in the history of Memphis, Tennessee. The average daily high temperature was 57.1 °F, and the average low was 43.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest January Ever in Memphis?

1977 was the coolest January in the history of Memphis, Tennessee. The average daily high temperature was 38.2 °F, and the average low was 23.1 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2024	73	45.7	29.5
2023	7	56.7	39.9
2022	56	51.6	29.0
2021	24	51.4	36.2
2020	12	54.8	38.6
2019	44	49.6	34.0
2018	75	46.2	28.6
2017	4	56.4	40.6
2016	49	50.4	31.8
2015	52	50.1	31.9
2014	83	47.6	24.6
2013	22	53.9	36.0
2012	8	58.0	37.4
2011	66	46.9	30.8
2010	76	45.3	29.0
2009	60	48.5	30.6
2008	55	49.1	31.5
2007	33	50.2	35.1
2006	3	59.2	40.1
2005	13	54.0	38.9
2004	42	50.9	32.9
2003	72	46.4	28.9
2002	20	55.1	36.2
2001	70	46.3	29.6
2000	30	51.8	33.8
1999	14	54.7	37.2
1998	16	52.7	39.0
1997	57	48.0	31.4
1996	65	48.2	30.2
1995	36	50.3	34.1
1994	71	44.8	30.8
1993	34	51.0	34.3
1992	37	50.9	33.3
1991	47	49.1	33.2
1990	5	57.8	39.1
1989	10	56.8	37.7
1988	78	44.6	29.0
1987	58	47.8	31.4
1986	41	53.3	30.5
1985	90	39.8	24.9
1984	85	45.2	26.6
1983	54	47.5	33.2
1982	79	45.9	27.3
1981	53	49.8	31.9
1980	28	50.8	35.6
1979	92	37.4	24.4
1978	89	39.3	26.0
1977	93	38.2	23.1
1976	61	49.5	29.5
1975	15	55.6	36.2
1974	18	52.3	39.0
1973	69	46.7	30.5
1972	35	51.5	33.0
1971	59	48.7	30.5
1970	86	44.5	26.0
1969	48	49.3	33.0
1968	67	47.1	30.6
1967	38	51.5	32.8
1966	88	41.7	26.6
1965	27	53.6	33.1
1964	51	52.1	30.0
1963	87	45.2	23.6
1962	82	45.3	27.0
1961	84	46.7	25.4
1960	43	48.1	35.6
1959	62	48.9	30.1
1958	74	46.9	28.2
1957	63	47.1	31.6
1956	68	47.2	30.2
1955	46	50.4	32.6
1954	31	51.0	34.5
1953	17	54.3	37.2
1952	9	55.2	39.8
1951	32	52.7	32.7
1950	2	58.9	41.7
1949	19	53.5	37.8
1948	91	41.4	23.0
1947	25	50.6	36.6
1946	50	49.6	32.4
1945	64	47.6	31.0
1944	39	50.9	33.2
1943	45	51.5	31.7
1942	77	47.9	25.9
1941	29	52.9	33.0
1939	11	54.0	39.7
1938	40	49.4	34.4
1937	23	51.3	37.5
1936	80	43.6	29.1
1934	21	52.7	37.8
1933	1	57.1	43.5
1932	6	56.0	41.0
1931	26	50.3	36.8
1930	81	43.2	29.2

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1940–2024	Memphis International Airport	location
1928–1939	Memphis Post Office	location