Climateby Month

Nashville, TN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 422 ft elevation

Nashville has hot and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 91°F in July and fall to 49°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 4.7 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is April.

Warmest month
91°F
July normal high
Coldest month
30°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
123
50.5 in of precipitation
Snow a year
4.7 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Nashville?

Normal highs range from 49°F in January to 91°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 30°F (-1°C) 49° 30° February: normal high 54°F (12°C), low 33°F (1°C) March: normal high 63°F (17°C), low 40°F (4°C) April: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 49°F (9°C) May: normal high 80°F (27°C), low 58°F (14°C) June: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 66°F (19°C) July: normal high 91°F (33°C), low 71°F (22°C) 91° 71° August: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 69°F (21°C) September: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 62°F (17°C) October: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 50°F (10°C) November: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) December: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 33°F (1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Nashville?

March has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 51 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 11 wet days March: 12 wet days 12 April: 11 wet days May: 12 wet days June: 11 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 8 wet days November: 9 wet days December: 11 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 4.7 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 2.0 in of snow 2.0 February: 1.5 in of snow March: 0.7 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: 0.1 in of snow December: 0.4 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Nashville?

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, 6.8 mi SE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.7 hours in December to 14.6 hours in June.

January: 10.0 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: 9.7 hours of daylight 9.7 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Nashville, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 49°F30°F 4.0 in11 2.0 in 0 10.0 h
February 54°F33°F 4.5 in11 1.5 in 0 10.9 h
March 63°F40°F 4.5 in12 0.7 in 0 12.0 h
April 73°F49°F 4.7 in11 0.0 in 0 13.1 h
May 80°F58°F 5.0 in12 0.0 in 5 14.1 h
June 88°F66°F 4.4 in11 0.0 in 17 14.6 h
July 91°F71°F 4.2 in10 0.0 in 25 14.3 h
August 90°F69°F 3.8 in9 0.0 in 21 13.5 h
September 84°F62°F 3.8 in8 0.0 in 9 12.4 h
October 74°F50°F 3.4 in8 0.0 in 2 11.3 h
November 61°F39°F 3.9 in9 0.1 in 0 10.3 h
December 52°F33°F 4.4 in11 0.4 in 0 9.7 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 Nashville

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 40379
Feb 47575
Mar 601281
Apr 701680
May 641182
Jun 482711
Jul 410718
Aug 421616
Sep 54757
Oct 661660
Nov 561061
Dec 42385

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 Nashville

The last spring frost typically comes around Mar 31, and the first fall frost around Nov 3, leaving 217 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Nashville
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Mar 31after Apr 16
First fall frost (32°F)Nov 3before Oct 22
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 17after Apr 4
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 15before Nov 2
Frost-free season217 daysunder 197 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: Nashville Intl Airport (USW00013897), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Tennessee.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 109°F (June 29, 2012); the lowest was -3°F (February 5, 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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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Nashville Intl Airport (USW00013897), 6.4 mi SE of the city center, 600 ft (178 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snow depth: Old Hickory Dam (USC00406803), 11 mi NE of the city center, 460 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Nashville International Airport (723270-13897), 6.8 mi SE of the city center, 587 ft (165 ft higher than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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