Chattanooga climate

Chattanooga Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lookout Mtn-Point Park, 5.1 km from Chattanooga

Average highs run from 46°F on January 1 to 46°F on January 31, and lows from 30°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.53 in over about 12 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 Chattanooga, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
29°F
Precipitation
5.53 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
78°FJan 1, 2022
Record low
-13°FJan 26, 1940
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 52 min to 10 h 28 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
5.4 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jan 146°F30°F78°F 202212°F 197737%1%
Jan 246°F30°F70°F 202310°F 196437%1%
Jan 346°F30°F75°F 200013°F 194037%1%
Jan 446°F29°F71°F 195012°F 196937%1%
Jan 546°F29°F71°F 19507°F 195937%1%
Jan 646°F29°F71°F 19899°F 201437%2%
Jan 746°F29°F71°F 20085°F 201437%2%
Jan 846°F29°F70°F 20266°F 194237%2%
Jan 945°F29°F68°F 19394°F 197037%2%
Jan 1045°F29°F78°F 19491°F 198237%2%
Jan 1145°F29°F78°F 19491°F 198237%2%
Jan 1245°F29°F72°F 20138°F 198137%2%
Jan 1345°F29°F74°F 19608°F 196237%2%
Jan 1445°F29°F74°F 201712°F 196337%2%
Jan 1545°F28°F73°F 20178°F 197237%2%
Jan 1645°F28°F73°F 19432°F 197237%2%
Jan 1745°F28°F71°F 1943-2°F 197737%2%
Jan 1845°F28°F72°F 19496°F 197737%2%
Jan 1945°F28°F71°F 20231°F 194037%2%
Jan 2045°F28°F71°F 2017-9°F 198537%2%
Jan 2145°F28°F73°F 1999-10°F 198537%3%
Jan 2246°F28°F74°F 19995°F 198537%3%
Jan 2346°F28°F71°F 1964-3°F 196337%3%
Jan 2446°F28°F75°F 1950-7°F 196337%3%
Jan 2546°F28°F77°F 19500°F 194037%3%
Jan 2646°F28°F72°F 1950-13°F 194037%3%
Jan 2746°F29°F75°F 1999-6°F 194037%3%
Jan 2846°F29°F72°F 1975-8°F 194037%3%
Jan 2946°F29°F72°F 1970-2°F 194037%3%
Jan 3046°F29°F77°F 2002-7°F 196637%3%
Jan 3146°F29°F73°F 2002-10°F 196637%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Chattanooga, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:49 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:41 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405431 (Lookout Mtn-Point Park), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013882, 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.