Marion County climate

Marion County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Knoxville, 1 km from Marion County

Average highs run from 31°F on January 1 to 31°F on January 31, and lows from 14°F to 13°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 in over about 5 wet days.

January day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Marion County, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
30°F
Average low
13°F
Precipitation
1.15 in
Snowfall
7.9 in
Record high
70°FJan 31, 1989
Record low
-30°FJan 12, 1912
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 16 min to 10 h 03 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
17°F
Wind
11.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 131°F14°F61°F 1897-21°F 201817%10%
Jan 231°F14°F57°F 1998-20°F 201817%10%
Jan 330°F14°F55°F 1998-18°F 191917%10%
Jan 430°F14°F55°F 1939-20°F 194717%10%
Jan 530°F13°F59°F 1956-24°F 192417%10%
Jan 630°F13°F64°F 2012-17°F 191217%10%
Jan 730°F13°F56°F 1949-24°F 191217%11%
Jan 830°F13°F61°F 2003-15°F 197017%11%
Jan 930°F13°F68°F 2003-18°F 197717%11%
Jan 1030°F13°F62°F 1928-22°F 198217%11%
Jan 1130°F12°F57°F 2012-19°F 191817%11%
Jan 1229°F12°F57°F 1960-30°F 191217%11%
Jan 1329°F12°F62°F 1996-20°F 191217%11%
Jan 1429°F12°F62°F 1952-18°F 195717%11%
Jan 1529°F12°F58°F 1990-20°F 199417%11%
Jan 1629°F12°F61°F 1990-21°F 200917%11%
Jan 1729°F12°F57°F 1894-15°F 193017%11%
Jan 1829°F12°F61°F 1951-23°F 193017%12%
Jan 1930°F12°F57°F 1952-18°F 197017%12%
Jan 2030°F12°F61°F 1895-21°F 198517%12%
Jan 2130°F12°F59°F 1964-24°F 197017%12%
Jan 2230°F12°F58°F 1909-27°F 193017%12%
Jan 2330°F12°F62°F 1909-22°F 196317%12%
Jan 2430°F12°F63°F 1981-21°F 189417%12%
Jan 2530°F12°F61°F 1981-22°F 189417%12%
Jan 2630°F12°F60°F 1944-16°F 190417%13%
Jan 2730°F12°F65°F 2002-17°F 190217%13%
Jan 2830°F12°F66°F 2002-19°F 191517%13%
Jan 2931°F13°F62°F 1919-24°F 196617%13%
Jan 3031°F13°F59°F 1988-22°F 201917%13%
Jan 3131°F13°F70°F 1989-22°F 199617%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Marion County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

January 1
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 4:54 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 5:28 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00134502 (Knoxville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00134502, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.