Monroe County climate

Monroe County Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tellico Plains, 9.2 km from Monroe County

Average highs run from 51°F on January 1 to 52°F on January 31, and lows from 29°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.63 in over about 9 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 Monroe County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
4.63 in
Snowfall
1.0 in
Record high
83°FJan 8, 1907
Record low
-9°FJan 29, 1897
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 49 min to 10 h 27 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
4.9 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 151°F29°F72°F 20224°F 201830%1%
Jan 251°F29°F76°F 19074°F 201830%1%
Jan 351°F29°F74°F 18976°F 190030%1%
Jan 451°F29°F73°F 20047°F 201830%1%
Jan 550°F28°F71°F 20055°F 201830%1%
Jan 650°F28°F68°F 20051°F 201430%2%
Jan 750°F28°F73°F 20081°F 201729%2%
Jan 850°F28°F83°F 19074°F 201529%2%
Jan 950°F28°F69°F 190113°F 202529%2%
Jan 1050°F28°F74°F 18989°F 201029%2%
Jan 1150°F28°F73°F 189816°F 200429%2%
Jan 1250°F28°F75°F 201313°F 201029%2%
Jan 1350°F28°F72°F 20054°F 201129%2%
Jan 1450°F28°F75°F 190714°F 190229%2%
Jan 1550°F28°F72°F 20176°F 200929%2%
Jan 1650°F28°F73°F 19078°F 190530%2%
Jan 1750°F28°F72°F 19074°F 201830%2%
Jan 1850°F27°F70°F 20232°F 202430%3%
Jan 1950°F27°F70°F 190711°F 201830%3%
Jan 2050°F27°F71°F 19067°F 200930%3%
Jan 2150°F27°F70°F 19067°F 202430%3%
Jan 2250°F28°F71°F 19065°F 202530%3%
Jan 2351°F28°F72°F 19092°F 200330%3%
Jan 2451°F28°F75°F 19093°F 201431%3%
Jan 2551°F28°F76°F 19093°F 190531%3%
Jan 2651°F28°F69°F 19098°F 190531%3%
Jan 2751°F28°F71°F 20249°F 190531%3%
Jan 2851°F28°F70°F 2002-4°F 189731%3%
Jan 2951°F28°F75°F 2002-9°F 189732%3%
Jan 3052°F28°F77°F 2002-4°F 189732%3%
Jan 3152°F28°F74°F 20023°F 189732%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Monroe County, 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 7:46 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:04 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00408886 (Tellico Plains), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408886, 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.