Tennessee January Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of January in Tennessee 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 Tennessee History?

1950 was the warmest January in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 57.6 °F, and the average low was 39.1 °F.

What Was the Coldest January in Tennessee History?

1940 was the coolest January in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 33.2 °F, and the average low was 12.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	6	54.5	35.4
2022	89	45.7	25.3
2021	39	48.2	31.2
2020	16	51.6	34.4
2019	40	47.8	30.9
2018	107	43.0	22.9
2017	8	52.9	36.9
2016	94	44.7	24.9
2015	81	45.8	26.3
2014	120	41.6	18.5
2013	30	49.7	32.2
2012	22	53.1	31.7
2011	103	42.9	25.0
2010	108	41.6	24.1
2009	93	45.1	25.5
2008	78	46.4	26.3
2007	37	49.5	30.9
2006	6	55.7	34.3
2005	17	51.7	34.0
2004	71	47.5	26.4
2003	114	42.0	22.4
2002	36	51.2	29.3
2001	97	44.2	24.4
2000	61	47.3	28.3
1999	24	51.9	32.0
1998	21	50.6	34.6
1997	68	47.0	27.0
1996	85	45.6	26.0
1995	57	47.3	29.0
1994	115	40.3	23.7
1993	32	49.7	32.1
1992	49	48.5	28.7
1991	50	46.6	30.1
1990	14	53.9	33.7
1989	17	53.4	32.3
1988	108	42.2	23.3
1987	82	44.8	27.1
1986	82	49.0	22.8
1985	125	37.5	19.4
1984	115	42.3	21.8
1983	80	44.8	27.7
1982	108	43.5	22.1
1981	112	43.2	21.5
1980	45	46.6	30.9
1979	124	37.9	20.5
1978	126	35.3	18.3
1977	128	32.6	13.7
1976	105	44.1	22.6
1975	26	51.8	30.7
1974	9	52.3	37.0
1973	82	45.7	26.1
1972	38	50.8	29.1
1971	85	45.3	26.3
1970	122	40.1	19.3
1969	89	44.7	26.4
1968	98	44.0	24.6
1967	40	50.0	28.8
1966	117	40.7	22.0
1965	45	50.0	27.4
1964	76	49.4	23.9
1963	119	42.1	18.8
1962	96	44.5	24.6
1961	112	43.3	21.2
1960	50	46.2	30.6
1959	92	46.7	24.0
1958	104	42.6	24.3
1957	67	46.3	28.3
1956	98	43.6	24.8
1955	76	46.1	27.2
1954	45	48.8	28.8
1953	15	52.7	33.5
1952	12	53.0	34.8
1951	43	49.2	29.0
1950	1	57.6	39.1
1949	5	54.1	36.1
1948	123	39.1	19.6
1947	25	50.2	32.9
1946	54	47.9	28.8
1945	87	44.8	26.5
1944	54	48.4	28.1
1943	42	50.1	28.3
1942	98	46.0	22.4
1941	54	48.0	28.6
1940	129	33.2	12.6
1939	30	51.6	30.5
1938	59	47.9	28.0
1937	3	55.2	38.0
1936	111	42.7	22.4
1935	44	49.1	28.9
1934	28	51.0	31.4
1933	9	54.5	34.7
1932	4	55.0	35.4
1931	63	47.9	27.4
1930	78	46.4	26.5
1929	58	48.7	27.4
1928	71	47.8	25.9
1927	45	48.5	29.0
1926	74	46.7	26.6
1925	50	47.9	28.9
1924	106	44.5	21.6
1923	17	52.9	32.8
1922	65	46.2	28.6
1921	26	51.2	31.5
1920	64	47.6	27.4
1919	61	49.1	26.6
1918	127	35.4	15.4
1917	34	50.5	30.7
1916	12	54.4	33.5
1915	87	45.1	26.0
1914	32	50.5	31.2
1913	11	55.0	33.2
1912	118	42.0	20.6
1911	23	52.3	32.0
1910	73	47.5	26.1
1909	29	50.7	31.5
1908	74	46.7	26.7
1907	2	57.2	36.4
1906	35	50.6	30.2
1905	120	39.4	20.6
1904	95	45.1	24.1
1903	68	46.5	27.4
1902	89	46.0	25.0
1901	50	48.4	28.5
1900	59	48.2	27.8
1899	68	46.7	27.3
1898	20	51.7	33.7
1897	98	44.3	24.2
1896	65	45.9	28.8
1895	102	42.9	25.0