Lebanon weather in January: Lebanon, Tennessee: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Lebanon in January has a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 28°F, a daily mean of 38°F, holding near 47°F all month. Measurable precipitation falls on 11 days in a normal January, 4.67 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 9°C and low of −2°C, 119 mm of precipitation in January.
- NOAA stationLebanon
- Station IDUSC00405108
- Location36.23°N 86.32°W
- Elevation525 ft (160 m)
- Population51,501
- Jan 47° 28°
- Feb 52° 30°
- Mar 61° 38°
- Apr 71° 46°
- May 79° 56°
- Jun 87° 65°
- Jul 90° 69°
- Aug 90° 67°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 73° 47°
- Nov 61° 37°
- Dec 51° 31°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Lebanon in January?
The normal high is 47°F and the normal low 28°F, for a daily mean of 37.6°F. January is 3.3°F cooler than December and 3.4°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Lebanon and the 7th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 1°F, from 48°F on January 1 to 49°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 33°F and 42°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 37%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 48°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% |
| January 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% |
| January 15 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% |
| January 22 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% |
| January 31 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% |
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 | 48°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 48°F | 29°F | 37% | 25% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 48°F | 29°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 47°F | 29°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 47°F | 28°F | 36% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 25% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 47°F | 28°F | 35% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 47°F | 28°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 47°F | 28°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 47°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 48°F | 27°F | 34% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 48°F | 27°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 48°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 48°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 48°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 48°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 48°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 49°F | 28°F | 33% | 24% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 47°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 28°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 4.67 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 110.01 inch or more
- 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 USC00405108; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain in Lebanon in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 35% on average, highest around January 1 (37%). In all, 4.67 in falls on 11 days of a normal January, 2 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Lebanon, 22 nights fall to freezing and 4 days stay below freezing all day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00405108.
What are the records for January in Lebanon?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1902) is 77°F, on January 22, 1933; the coldest is −20°F, on January 24, 1963. The wettest January brought 10.86 in (1957); the snowiest, 15.7 inches (1977).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.6°F: 2021 39.8°F (+2.2), 2025 31.6°F (−6.0), 2026 36.2°F (−1.4). 1 of 3 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39.8°F | +2.2°F | 3.75 in |
| 2025 | 31.6°F | −6.0°F | 1.66 in |
| 2026 | 36.2°F | −1.4°F | 1.97 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00405108; recent months: ACIS, station USC00405108. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Lebanon 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; Lebanon's is 47°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.