Pigeon Forge climate

Pigeon Forge Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gatlinburg 2 Sw, 11.2 km from Pigeon Forge

Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.75 in over about 15 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 Pigeon Forge, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
4.75 in
Snowfall
2.4 in
Record high
80°FJan 12, 2020
Record low
-24°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 48 min to 10 h 26 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
5.8 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 147°F28°F74°F 19854°F 197749%6%
Jan 247°F27°F71°F 19664°F 197749%6%
Jan 347°F27°F74°F 20005°F 197949%6%
Jan 447°F27°F75°F 19976°F 196949%6%
Jan 546°F27°F73°F 20051°F 196949%6%
Jan 646°F27°F71°F 20055°F 201849%6%
Jan 746°F27°F66°F 19561°F 201449%6%
Jan 846°F27°F76°F 19980°F 197049%6%
Jan 946°F27°F74°F 2008-9°F 197049%6%
Jan 1046°F27°F74°F 2008-15°F 197048%6%
Jan 1146°F27°F71°F 1963-9°F 196248%6%
Jan 1246°F27°F80°F 20202°F 198148%6%
Jan 1346°F26°F75°F 20131°F 196248%6%
Jan 1446°F26°F73°F 20136°F 196348%6%
Jan 1546°F26°F73°F 20070°F 196448%6%
Jan 1646°F26°F69°F 1974-5°F 197748%6%
Jan 1746°F26°F71°F 1974-14°F 197748%6%
Jan 1846°F26°F75°F 19960°F 197748%6%
Jan 1946°F26°F68°F 1974-8°F 199448%7%
Jan 2046°F26°F69°F 19748°F 198448%7%
Jan 2147°F26°F74°F 1959-24°F 198548%7%
Jan 2247°F26°F76°F 1999-9°F 196148%7%
Jan 2347°F26°F72°F 19670°F 196348%7%
Jan 2447°F26°F78°F 1972-7°F 196348%7%
Jan 2547°F26°F72°F 19673°F 196348%7%
Jan 2647°F26°F75°F 196711°F 196848%7%
Jan 2747°F26°F73°F 19996°F 198649%7%
Jan 2847°F27°F72°F 19991°F 198649%7%
Jan 2947°F27°F75°F 1957-2°F 201449%7%
Jan 3048°F27°F78°F 2002-9°F 196649%7%
Jan 3148°F27°F80°F 2002-17°F 196649%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pigeon Forge, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EST).

January 1
sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 5:32 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:01 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00403420 (Gatlinburg 2 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00408179, 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.