Average Temperatures for Tennessee in January
Average temperatures for January at cities and towns throughout Tennessee are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Middle and Western Tennessee.
The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.
Eastern Tennessee
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 28 | Athens | 9 | -2 |
| 47 | 26 | Bristol | 8 | -3 |
| 51 | 32 | Chattanooga | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | 29 | Cleveland | 10 | -1 |
| 44 | 26 | Crossville | 7 | -3 |
| 47 | 28 | Dayton | 9 | -2 |
| 47 | 27 | Gatlinburg | 8 | -3 |
| 48 | 26 | Greeneville | 9 | -4 |
| 46 | 27 | Kingsport | 8 | -3 |
| 48 | 30 | Knoxville | 9 | -1 |
| 46 | 29 | Lookout Mountain | 8 | -2 |
| 46 | 29 | Morristown | 8 | -2 |
| 46 | 23 | Mountain City | 8 | -5 |
| 48 | 28 | Mousetail Landing Park | 9 | -2 |
| 47 | 29 | Oak Ridge | 8 | -2 |
| 45 | 25 | Oneida | 7 | -4 |
| 49 | 27 | Sevierville | 9 | -3 |
Middle Tennessee
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 28 | Cheatham Lake Dam | 9 | -2 |
| 47 | 28 | Clarksville | 8 | -2 |
| 48 | 27 | Columbia | 9 | -3 |
| 47 | 27 | Cookeville | 8 | -3 |
| 46 | 27 | Dover | 8 | -3 |
| 44 | 26 | Monteagle | 7 | -3 |
| 48 | 28 | Murfreesboro | 9 | -3 |
| 49 | 30 | Nashville | 10 | -1 |
| 49 | 29 | Shelbyville | 10 | -2 |
| 48 | 29 | Tullahoma | 9 | -2 |
Western Tennessee
| High °F | Low °F | Place | High °C | Low °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 29 | Dyersburg | 9 | -2 |
| 49 | 27 | Jackson | 9 | -3 |
| 46 | 27 | Martin | 8 | -3 |
| 51 | 33 | Memphis | 11 | 1 |
| 51 | 30 | Savannah | 11 | -1 |
Reference
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.