Climateby Month

Memphis, TN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 259 ft elevation · also covers Southaven

Summers in Memphis are hot and oppressively humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 92°F in July and fall to 51°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 7 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 1.7 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April.

Warmest month
92°F
July normal high
Coldest month
33°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
111
54.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
1.7 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Memphis?

Normal highs range from 51°F in January to 92°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 33°F (1°C) 51° 33° February: normal high 56°F (13°C), low 37°F (3°C) March: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 44°F (7°C) April: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 53°F (12°C) May: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 62°F (17°C) June: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 70°F (21°C) July: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 74°F (23°C) 92° 74° August: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 73°F (23°C) September: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 66°F (19°C) October: normal high 75°F (24°C), low 54°F (12°C) November: normal high 63°F (17°C), low 43°F (6°C) December: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 36°F (2°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Memphis?

March has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 55 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 12 wet days 12 April: 10 wet days May: 11 wet days June: 9 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 8 wet days September: 7 wet days 7 October: 8 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 1.7 in a year, most of it in February.

January: 0.5 in of snow February: 0.7 in of snow 0.7 March: 0.3 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.0 in of snow December: 0.2 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Memphis?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 27 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 1 muggy days May: 10 muggy days June: 21 muggy days July: 27 muggy days 27 August: 25 muggy days September: 14 muggy days October: 3 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Memphis International Airport, 7.4 mi SSE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.8 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June.

January: 10.1 hours of daylight February: 10.9 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.1 hours of daylight May: 14.0 hours of daylight June: 14.5 hours of daylight 14.5 July: 14.3 hours of daylight August: 13.4 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.3 hours of daylight November: 10.3 hours of daylight December: 9.8 hours of daylight 9.8 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Memphis, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 51°F33°F 4.1 in10 0.5 in 0 10.1 h
February 56°F37°F 4.5 in10 0.7 in 0 10.9 h
March 64°F44°F 5.7 in12 0.3 in 0 12.0 h
April 73°F53°F 5.9 in10 0.0 in 1 13.1 h
May 82°F62°F 5.3 in11 0.0 in 10 14.0 h
June 89°F70°F 4.0 in9 0.0 in 21 14.5 h
July 92°F74°F 4.8 in10 0.0 in 27 14.3 h
August 92°F73°F 3.4 in8 0.0 in 25 13.4 h
September 86°F66°F 3.0 in7 0.0 in 14 12.4 h
October 75°F54°F 4.0 in8 0.0 in 3 11.3 h
November 63°F43°F 4.7 in9 0.0 in 0 10.3 h
December 53°F36°F 5.5 in10 0.2 in 0 9.8 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Memphis

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 43466
Feb 51764
Mar 631381
Apr 701670
May 61873
Jun 451616
Jul 390622
Aug 390520
Sep 494410
Oct 641451
Nov 591261
Dec 44474

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Memphis

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 16, and the first fall frost around Nov 16, leaving 244 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Memphis
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 16after Apr 4
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 16before Nov 2
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 4after Mar 23
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 28before Nov 10
Frost-free season244 daysunder 221 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Memphis Intl Airport (USW00013893), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Tennessee.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 107°F (August 30, 2000); the lowest was 4°F (February 4, 1996, and 1 other day).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Also covers

Southaven uses the same temperature and rain stations as Memphis, so its monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Memphis Intl Airport (USW00013893), 7.3 mi SSE of the city center, 254 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and snow depth: W Memphis (USC00037712), 7.6 mi WSW of the city center, 215 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Memphis International Airport (723340-13893), 7.4 mi SSE of the city center, 251 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error