January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cookeville, with average highs near 6.7°C and lows around -2.8°C (mean 2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 112 mm of rainfall and 85% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cookeville. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Cookeville was 2017 — when the month averaged 6.4°C — while the coldest was 1985 at -2.9°C. Typical January days reach 6.7°C with nights near -2.8°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
January is about average for rainfall in Cookeville, averaging 112 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1999 with 224 mm, while the driest was 1986 at 20 mm.
Relative humidity in Cookeville during January averages 85%. The most humid January was 1991 at 91%, and the least humid was 2014 at 78%.
January receives about 2.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Cookeville. The sunniest January was 2014 at 2.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1994, 2017 and 2024, among others at 1.8.
Average wind speed in Cookeville during January is 0.6 m/s. The windiest January was 1982 at 0.8 m/s, while the calmest were 2020, 2021 and 2025, among others at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 0.3°C | 2.6°C | 2.5°C | 1.8°C | 2.8°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg High | 5.1°C | 7.2°C | 7.4°C | 6.5°C | 7.6°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg Low | -4.5°C | -1.9°C | -2.3°C | -2.9°C | -2.1°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 94 mm | 129 mm | 104 mm | 107 mm | 132 mm | +38 mm |
January temperatures in Cookeville have risen by about 3.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of -24.6°C (1994) to a record high of 22.5°C (2022).
Rainfall in January is about average for rainfall, averaging 112 mm, with a wettest year of 224 mm.
A quieter season to visit Cookeville
If your dates are flexible, the more temperate months of September and June tend to be the most comfortable for visiting Cookeville. That said, January — with days averaging 6.7°C and nights around -2.8°C (mean 2°C) and higher rainfall (112 mm) — can still be rewarding for travellers who don't mind the cooler conditions, and often means fewer crowds.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.3°C | 0.0°C | -5.4°C | 13.7°C | -14.7°C | 86 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 6.0°C | 1.2°C | -3.7°C | 16.6°C | -15.4°C | 149 mm | 84% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 11.1°C | 6.3°C | 1.5°C | 19.9°C | -4.8°C | 151 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 2022 | 5.3°C | 0.4°C | -4.5°C | 22.5°C | -11.3°C | 157 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2021 | 8.2°C | 3.4°C | -1.5°C | 21.0°C | -5.6°C | 70 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2020 | 9.7°C | 5.4°C | 1.0°C | 19.9°C | -8.8°C | 177 mm | 88% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 6.9°C | 2.6°C | -1.7°C | 16.8°C | -12.0°C | 147 mm | 87% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 5.3°C | 0.0°C | -5.3°C | 17.5°C | -15.3°C | 44 mm | 81% | 0.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2017 🔥 | 10.6°C | 6.4°C | 2.2°C | 18.9°C | -14.1°C | 110 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | -3.7°C | 15.6°C | -12.8°C | 78 mm | 86% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 6.3°C | 1.4°C | -3.5°C | 17.1°C | -16.2°C | 83 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 3.5°C | -1.8°C | -7.1°C | 12.4°C | -16.9°C | 65 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 8.8°C | 4.0°C | -0.7°C | 21.2°C | -7.8°C | 177 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2012 | 10.0°C | 4.7°C | -0.5°C | 16.3°C | -7.2°C | 136 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2011 | 5.1°C | 0.5°C | -4.1°C | 16.9°C | -11.4°C | 79 mm | 84% | 0.6 m/s | 2 |
| 2010 | 3.4°C | -0.7°C | -4.7°C | 13.5°C | -11.5°C | 151 mm | 86% | 0.6 m/s | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 5.9°C | 1.1°C | -3.6°C | 17.9°C | -16.4°C | 119 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2 |
| 2008 | 6.3°C | 1.4°C | -3.5°C | 19.3°C | -13.3°C | 78 mm | 80% | 0.7 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2007 | 8.3°C | 3.6°C | -1.0°C | 19.5°C | -12.8°C | 77 mm | 82% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2006 | 11.2°C | 5.8°C | 0.5°C | 20.3°C | -4.9°C | 161 mm | 83% | 0.7 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2005 | 9.1°C | 4.5°C | 0.0°C | 18.2°C | -12.5°C | 117 mm | 89% | 0.7 m/s | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 7.0°C | 1.9°C | -3.1°C | 19.9°C | -11.7°C | 84 mm | 81% | 0.7 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2003 | 3.9°C | -0.7°C | -5.4°C | 13.3°C | -15.6°C | 43 mm | 83% | 0.6 m/s | 2.3 |
| 2002 | 9.2°C | 4.3°C | -0.6°C | 20.6°C | -10.1°C | 177 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2.4 |
| 2001 | 5.3°C | 0.6°C | -4.0°C | 15.3°C | -10.4°C | 92 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 2000 | 7.7°C | 2.7°C | -2.4°C | 20.0°C | -11.3°C | 91 mm | 79% | 0.7 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1999 🌧️ | 9.2°C | 4.5°C | -0.3°C | 19.3°C | -12.6°C | 224 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1998 | 9.6°C | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | 19.2°C | -9.2°C | 151 mm | 89% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1997 | 6.2°C | 1.4°C | -3.4°C | 19.0°C | -16.2°C | 126 mm | 88% | 0.7 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1996 | 4.8°C | 0.4°C | -4.1°C | 17.0°C | -14.0°C | 135 mm | 90% | 0.7 m/s | 2 |
| 1995 | 7.0°C | 2.6°C | -1.9°C | 17.9°C | -14.4°C | 126 mm | 86% | 0.7 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 2.7°C | -1.8°C | -6.4°C | 13.3°C | -24.6°C | 145 mm | 90% | 0.7 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1993 | 8.7°C | 3.9°C | -0.9°C | 15.7°C | -6.0°C | 87 mm | 86% | 0.6 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 7.3°C | 2.7°C | -1.8°C | 13.1°C | -13.9°C | 92 mm | 89% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1991 | 7.1°C | 2.8°C | -1.4°C | 12.5°C | -9.8°C | 82 mm | 91% | 0.6 m/s | 1.8 |
| 1990 | 9.4°C | 4.7°C | -0.1°C | 16.9°C | -6.0°C | 122 mm | 88% | 0.6 m/s | 2 |
| 1989 | 9.8°C | 4.8°C | -0.3°C | 17.5°C | -5.3°C | 154 mm | 85% | 0.6 m/s | 2.1 |
| 1988 | 4.1°C | -0.5°C | -5.1°C | 14.0°C | -13.2°C | 120 mm | 85% | 0.7 m/s | 2.3 |
| 1987 | 5.5°C | 1.4°C | -2.7°C | 13.4°C | -11.9°C | 89 mm | 89% | 0.6 m/s | 1.9 |
| 1986 | 6.7°C | 1.3°C | -4.2°C | 17.6°C | -15.0°C | 20 mm | 78% | 0.7 m/s | 2.5 |
| 1985 ❄️ | 1.5°C | -2.9°C | -7.3°C | 17.2°C | -23.1°C | 85 mm | 87% | 0.7 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1984 | 3.6°C | -0.8°C | -5.2°C | 13.2°C | -19.4°C | 62 mm | 90% | 0.6 m/s | 2.2 |
| 1983 | 5.9°C | 1.5°C | -3.0°C | 13.0°C | -10.9°C | 68 mm | 87% | 0.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 4.9°C | -0.9°C | -6.7°C | 18.0°C | -22.7°C | 203 mm | 85% | 0.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 4.2°C | -1.0°C | -6.2°C | 14.3°C | -15.0°C | 45 mm | 78% | 0.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 6.7°C with lows near -2.8°C (mean 2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 112 mm of rainfall in Cookeville, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 224 mm in 1999.
The hottest January reached 22.5°C in 2022. The coldest dipped to -24.6°C in 1994.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have risen by about 3.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 4°C to 7.2°C and overnight lows from -5.7°C to -2.7°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Cookeville and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 6.7°C daytime highs and -2.8°C at night.
Yes — January is the coldest month of the year in Cookeville, averaging 2°C.
For January in Cookeville, pack warm layers and a jacket for chilly mornings, with typical highs of 6.7°C and lows of -2.8°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in January averages 85% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in January is 0.6 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 0.8 m/s (1982).
The wettest January on record was 1999 with 224 mm. On average, January sees 112 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Cookeville behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
