Cleveland weather in January: Cleveland, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Cleveland in January has a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 29°F, a daily mean of 40°F, rising from 50°F on the 1st to 51°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal January, 5.20 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −1°C, 132 mm of precipitation and 1 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationCleveland Filter Plant
- Station IDUSC00401808
- Location35.22°N 84.79°W
- Elevation842 ft (257 m)
- Population50,232
- Jan 50° 29°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 72° 47°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 83° 60°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 53° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Cleveland in January?
The normal high is 50°F and the normal low 29°F, for a daily mean of 39.7°F. January is 2.7°F cooler than December and 3.9°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Cleveland and the 3rd wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 50°F on January 1 to 51°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.2°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 36°F and 44°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 44%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 44% | 28% |
| January 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% |
| January 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% |
| January 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% |
| January 31 | 51°F | 30°F | 42% | 25% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 15)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 50°F | 30°F | 44% | 28% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 50°F | 30°F | 43% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 27% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 50°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 51°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 51°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 51°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 51°F | 29°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 51°F | 30°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 51°F | 30°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 51°F | 30°F | 42% | 25% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 50°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 29°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 5.20 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 20
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 67%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00401808; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Cleveland in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 42% on average, highest around January 1 (44%). In all, 5.20 in falls on 13 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Cleveland, 20 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00401808.
What are the records for January in Cleveland?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1955) is 76°F, on January 1, 2022; the coldest is −16°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 10.90 in (2013); the snowiest, 7.5 inches (1977).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 39.7°F: 2021 41.2°F (+1.5), 2022 37.8°F (−1.9), 2023 45.7°F (+6.0), 2024 37.0°F (−2.7), 2025 33.7°F (−6.0), 2026 39.1°F (−0.6). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41.2°F | +1.5°F | 3.38 in |
| 2022 | 37.8°F | −1.9°F | 5.71 in |
| 2023 | 45.7°F | +6.0°F | 6.29 in |
| 2024 | 37.0°F | −2.7°F | 5.90 in |
| 2025 | 33.7°F | −6.0°F | 2.27 in |
| 2026 | 39.1°F | −0.6°F | 3.04 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00401808; recent months: ACIS, station USC00401808. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Cleveland compare across Tennessee?
Across the 116 places PlainClimate covers in Tennessee, January normal highs run from 43°F in Monterey to 52°F in Ardmore; Cleveland's is 50°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.