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Murfreesboro, TN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 613 ft elevation

Summers in Murfreesboro are hot and oppressively humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 89°F in July and fall to 48°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 9 to 13 a month. Normal snowfall is about 2.2 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April.

Warmest month
89°F
July normal high
Coldest month
28°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
134
55.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
2.2 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Murfreesboro?

Normal highs range from 48°F in January to 89°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 48°F (9°C), low 28°F (-2°C) 48° 28° February: normal high 53°F (12°C), low 30°F (-1°C) March: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 37°F (3°C) April: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 55°F (13°C) June: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 64°F (18°C) July: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 68°F (20°C) 89° 68° August: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 67°F (19°C) September: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 59°F (15°C) October: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 47°F (8°C) November: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 37°F (3°C) December: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 31°F (-1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Murfreesboro?

December has the most wet days (about 13); the year brings about 56 in of precipitation.

January: 12 wet days February: 12 wet days March: 13 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 12 wet days June: 12 wet days July: 11 wet days August: 10 wet days September: 9 wet days 9 October: 10 wet days November: 10 wet days December: 13 wet days 13 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 2.2 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 0.8 in of snow 0.8 February: 0.7 in of snow March: 0.4 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: 0.3 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Murfreesboro?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 25 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 5 muggy days June: 17 muggy days July: 25 muggy days 25 August: 21 muggy days September: 9 muggy days October: 2 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 Nashville International Airport, 25 mi NW of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.8 hours in December to 14.6 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: 14.1 hours of daylight June: 14.6 hours of daylight 14.6 July: 14.3 hours of daylight August: 13.5 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 Murfreesboro, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 48°F28°F 4.7 in12 0.8 in 0 10.1 h
February 53°F30°F 4.9 in12 0.7 in 0 10.9 h
March 61°F37°F 5.3 in13 0.4 in 0 12.0 h
April 71°F46°F 4.8 in11 0.0 in 0 13.1 h
May 79°F55°F 4.9 in12 0.0 in 5 14.1 h
June 86°F64°F 5.7 in12 0.0 in 17 14.6 h
July 89°F68°F 5.0 in11 0.0 in 25 14.3 h
August 89°F67°F 3.6 in10 0.0 in 21 13.5 h
September 84°F59°F 4.0 in9 0.0 in 9 12.4 h
October 73°F47°F 3.5 in10 0.0 in 2 11.3 h
November 61°F37°F 4.1 in10 0.0 in 0 10.3 h
December 51°F31°F 5.5 in13 0.3 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 Murfreesboro

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 39389
Feb 46576
Mar 601292
Apr 711670
May 641182
Jun 48299
Jul 431815
Aug 431614
Sep 53767
Oct 651560
Nov 571161
Dec 41486

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 Murfreesboro

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 9, and the first fall frost around Oct 27, leaving 202 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Murfreesboro
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 9after Apr 26
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 27before Oct 15
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 28after Apr 13
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 7before Oct 24
Frost-free season202 daysunder 180 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: Murfreesboro 5 N (USC00406371), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Tennessee.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 108°F (June 30, 2012); the lowest was -10°F (February 5, 1996).

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

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Murfreesboro 5 N (USC00406371), 5.2 mi N of the city center, 535 ft (78 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Nashville Intl Airport (USW00013897), 25 mi NW of the city center, 600 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Nashville International Airport (723270-13897), 25 mi NW of the city center, 587 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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