Elizabethton weather in January: Elizabethton, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Elizabethton in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 26°F, a daily mean of 36°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 13 days in a normal January, 3.78 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −4°C, 96 mm of precipitation and 5 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationElizabethton
- Station IDUSC00402806
- Location36.35°N 82.25°W
- Elevation1,487 ft (453 m)
- Population14,461
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 59° 34°
- Apr 69° 42°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 83° 60°
- Jul 86° 64°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 70° 44°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 50° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Elizabethton in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 26°F, for a daily mean of 35.9°F. January is 3.3°F cooler than December and 3.3°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Elizabethton and the 8th wettest. 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 32°F and 40°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 41%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 25% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% |
| January 31 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 27% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 21)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 47°F | 27°F | 41% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 27°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 26°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 46°F | 25°F | 40% | 26% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 47°F | 25°F | 40% | 27% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 40% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 47°F | 25°F | 41% | 27% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 26°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.78 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 130.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.9 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 22
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 65%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00402806; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Elizabethton in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around January 31 (41%). In all, 3.78 in falls on 13 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Elizabethton, 22 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.9 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 3 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00402806.
What are the records for January in Elizabethton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1895) is 78°F, on January 24, 1943; the coldest is −21°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 9.35 in (2013); the snowiest, 17.5 inches (1985).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 35.9°F: 2021 37.1°F (+1.2), 2022 35.1°F (−0.8), 2023 42.9°F (+7.0), 2024 35.4°F (−0.5), 2025 30.3°F (−5.6), 2026 34.7°F (−1.2). 2 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37.1°F | +1.2°F | 2.87 in |
| 2022 | 35.1°F | −0.8°F | 4.36 in |
| 2023 | 42.9°F | +7.0°F | 4.95 in |
| 2024 | 35.4°F | −0.5°F | 3.70 in |
| 2025 | 30.3°F | −5.6°F | 1.47 in |
| 2026 | 34.7°F | −1.2°F | 3.03 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00402806; recent months: ACIS, station USC00402806. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Elizabethton 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; Elizabethton's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Elizabethton in December50°F by day, 29°F at night
- Elizabethton in February50°F by day, 28°F at night
- Elizabethton through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Tennessee in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Ardmore: Tennessee's warmest Januarynormal high 52°F