Kingsport weather in January: Kingsport, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Kingsport in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 27°F, a daily mean of 37°F, holding near 46°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal January, 3.88 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −3°C, 99 mm of precipitation and 4 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationKingsport
- Station IDUSC00404858
- Location36.52°N 82.53°W
- Elevation1,284 ft (391 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population57,109
- Jan 46° 27°
- Feb 51° 30°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 78° 54°
- Jun 84° 62°
- Jul 87° 66°
- Aug 86° 65°
- Sep 81° 58°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 59° 36°
- Dec 50° 30°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Kingsport in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 27°F, for a daily mean of 36.9°F. January is 3.0°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Kingsport and the 6th wettest, and the snowiest. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 4.1°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 33°F and 41°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 40%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 25% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% |
| January 31 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 26% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 47°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 47°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 5 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 28°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 46°F | 27°F | 39% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h |
| January 23 | 46°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 29 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 25% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 47°F | 27°F | 38% | 26% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 27°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.88 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 1.7 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 21
- 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 USC00404858; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Kingsport in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 39% on average, highest around January 1 (40%). In all, 3.88 in falls on 12 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Kingsport, 21 nights fall to freezing, 3 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 1.7 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00404858.
What are the records for January in Kingsport?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1916) is 79°F, on January 29, 1947; the coldest is −18°F, on January 21, 1985. The wettest January brought 9.19 in (2013); the snowiest, 20.2 inches (1966).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 36.9°F: 2021 38.3°F (+1.4), 2022 34.3°F (−2.6), 2023 40.1°F (+3.2), 2024 34.6°F (−2.3), 2025 30.8°F (−6.1). 2 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38.3°F | +1.4°F | 3.77 in |
| 2022 | 34.3°F | −2.6°F | 3.79 in |
| 2023 | 40.1°F | +3.2°F | 4.66 in |
| 2024 | 34.6°F | −2.3°F | 4.28 in |
| 2025 | 30.8°F | −6.1°F | 3.19 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00404858; recent months: ACIS, station USC00404858. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Kingsport 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; Kingsport's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.