Memphis Weather in January
Average highs run from 33°F on January 1 to 33°F on January 31, and lows from 16°F to 14°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.51 in over about 5 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
- 33°F
- Average low
- 14°F
- Precipitation
- 1.51 in
- Snowfall
- 6.6 in
- Record high
- 71°FJan 24, 1950
- Record low
- -18°FJan 15, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 9 h 21 min to 10 h 07 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 19°F
- Wind
- 11.4 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 | 33°F | 16°F | 57°F 2004 | -16°F 2018 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 2 | 33°F | 16°F | 64°F 2004 | -14°F 2018 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 3 | 33°F | 16°F | 57°F 2023 | -8°F 2014 | 18% | 8% |
| Jan 4 | 33°F | 15°F | 54°F 1956 | -14°F 1959 | 18% | 9% |
| Jan 5 | 33°F | 15°F | 61°F 1956 | -17°F 1999 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 6 | 33°F | 15°F | 57°F 2012 | -12°F 1970 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 7 | 33°F | 15°F | 66°F 2008 | -16°F 1968 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 8 | 32°F | 15°F | 68°F 2003 | -12°F 1970 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 9 | 32°F | 14°F | 62°F 2020 | -16°F 1962 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 10 | 32°F | 14°F | 56°F 2012 | -17°F 1962 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 11 | 32°F | 14°F | 63°F 2004 | -16°F 1962 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 12 | 32°F | 14°F | 62°F 1960 | -5°F 1954 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 13 | 32°F | 14°F | 57°F 1961 | -13°F 2024 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 14 | 32°F | 14°F | 66°F 1952 | -17°F 2024 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 15 | 32°F | 13°F | 60°F 1953 | -18°F 1972 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 16 | 32°F | 13°F | 65°F 2012 | -9°F 2009 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 17 | 32°F | 13°F | 59°F 1952 | -6°F 1962 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 18 | 32°F | 13°F | 65°F 1951 | -10°F 1970 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 19 | 32°F | 13°F | 64°F 1951 | -12°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 20 | 32°F | 13°F | 53°F 1967 | -14°F 1970 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 21 | 32°F | 13°F | 70°F 1957 | -17°F 1970 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 22 | 32°F | 13°F | 67°F 1967 | -11°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 23 | 32°F | 13°F | 63°F 1967 | -17°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 24 | 32°F | 13°F | 71°F 1950 | -10°F 1963 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 25 | 33°F | 13°F | 61°F 2005 | -9°F 1961 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 26 | 33°F | 13°F | 62°F 2002 | -15°F 2026 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 27 | 33°F | 13°F | 64°F 2002 | -14°F 1961 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 28 | 33°F | 13°F | 65°F 2008 | -15°F 1948 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 29 | 33°F | 13°F | 63°F 2013 | -16°F 1966 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 30 | 33°F | 13°F | 64°F 2012 | -17°F 1965 | 17% | 9% |
| Jan 31 | 33°F | 14°F | 65°F 2012 | -18°F 1965 | 17% | 9% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CST).
- January 1
- sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 4:53 PM
- January 31
- sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00235492 (Memphis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014938, 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.