Gate City climate

Gate City Weather in January

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Kingsport, 14 km from Gate City

Average highs run from 47°F on January 1 to 47°F on January 31, and lows from 28°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 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 Gate City, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Snowfall
1.7 in
Record high
79°FJan 25, 1950
Record low
-21°FJan 21, 1985
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
9 h 42 min to 10 h 22 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
6.9 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 147°F28°F78°F 20227°F 201840%3%
Jan 247°F28°F73°F 19473°F 201839%3%
Jan 347°F28°F75°F 20235°F 197939%3%
Jan 446°F28°F75°F 19501°F 196939%3%
Jan 546°F28°F74°F 1950-6°F 196939%3%
Jan 646°F28°F69°F 19462°F 201439%3%
Jan 746°F28°F67°F 1989-2°F 201439%3%
Jan 846°F28°F71°F 2008-2°F 197039%3%
Jan 946°F28°F76°F 1946-4°F 197039%3%
Jan 1046°F27°F66°F 1939-9°F 197039%3%
Jan 1146°F27°F76°F 2020-7°F 197839%3%
Jan 1246°F27°F71°F 20135°F 197739%3%
Jan 1346°F27°F73°F 20135°F 195439%3%
Jan 1446°F27°F67°F 19951°F 196439%3%
Jan 1546°F27°F72°F 1950-4°F 196439%3%
Jan 1646°F27°F72°F 1949-4°F 196439%3%
Jan 1746°F27°F71°F 1943-8°F 198239%3%
Jan 1846°F27°F71°F 1949-3°F 199438%3%
Jan 1946°F27°F67°F 2023-8°F 199438%3%
Jan 2046°F27°F68°F 1951-16°F 198538%3%
Jan 2146°F27°F69°F 1959-21°F 198538%3%
Jan 2246°F27°F73°F 1938-10°F 197038%3%
Jan 2346°F27°F74°F 19381°F 196338%3%
Jan 2447°F27°F78°F 1972-8°F 196338%3%
Jan 2547°F27°F79°F 1950-4°F 196338%3%
Jan 2647°F27°F75°F 19507°F 194038%3%
Jan 2747°F27°F67°F 19990°F 194038%3%
Jan 2847°F27°F70°F 1970-5°F 198638%3%
Jan 2947°F27°F72°F 1947-2°F 201438%3%
Jan 3047°F27°F72°F 2002-9°F 196638%3%
Jan 3147°F27°F76°F 2002-15°F 196638%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Gate City, 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 7:43 AM, sunset 5:25 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:33 AM, sunset 5:55 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00404858 (Kingsport), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013877, 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.