Knox County Weather in January
Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 26°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.37 in over about 13 wet days.
January day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
January at a glance
- Average high
- 45°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 4.37 in
- Snowfall
- 4.1 in
- Record high
- 74°FJan 1, 2022
- Record low
- -25°FJan 19, 1994
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 46°F | 26°F | 74°F 2022 | -4°F 1977 | 44% | 10% |
| Jan 2 | 46°F | 25°F | 67°F 2000 | -1°F 1977 | 44% | 10% |
| Jan 3 | 45°F | 25°F | 70°F 2000 | 1°F 2001 | 44% | 10% |
| Jan 4 | 45°F | 25°F | 69°F 1993 | -8°F 1969 | 43% | 10% |
| Jan 5 | 45°F | 25°F | 68°F 2007 | -12°F 1969 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 6 | 45°F | 25°F | 69°F 1998 | -1°F 2014 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 7 | 45°F | 25°F | 68°F 2008 | -4°F 1970 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 8 | 45°F | 25°F | 69°F 2008 | -3°F 1970 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 9 | 45°F | 25°F | 64°F 2006 | -9°F 1970 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 10 | 45°F | 25°F | 66°F 2018 | -15°F 1970 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 11 | 45°F | 24°F | 73°F 2020 | -13°F 1962 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 12 | 45°F | 24°F | 68°F 1995 | -4°F 1981 | 43% | 11% |
| Jan 13 | 45°F | 24°F | 71°F 1972 | 2°F 1977 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 14 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 2007 | 4°F 1963 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 15 | 45°F | 24°F | 67°F 2007 | -2°F 1972 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 16 | 45°F | 24°F | 67°F 1974 | -9°F 1977 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 1974 | -15°F 1982 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 18 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 1996 | -7°F 1994 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 19 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 1996 | -25°F 1994 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 20 | 45°F | 24°F | 66°F 1988 | -18°F 1985 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 21 | 45°F | 24°F | 68°F 1999 | -18°F 1985 | 42% | 11% |
| Jan 22 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1999 | -7°F 1961 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 23 | 45°F | 24°F | 70°F 1967 | -12°F 1963 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 74°F 1972 | -18°F 1963 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 25 | 45°F | 25°F | 71°F 1967 | -10°F 1963 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 26 | 45°F | 25°F | 71°F 1962 | 3°F 1987 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 27 | 46°F | 25°F | 70°F 1999 | -9°F 1963 | 42% | 10% |
| Jan 28 | 46°F | 25°F | 68°F 1975 | -18°F 1963 | 43% | 10% |
| Jan 29 | 46°F | 25°F | 71°F 2002 | -7°F 1977 | 43% | 10% |
| Jan 30 | 46°F | 25°F | 72°F 2002 | -13°F 1966 | 43% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 46°F | 25°F | 74°F 2002 | -11°F 1966 | 43% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 5:30 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00150381 (Barbourville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003849, 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.