Weather in Tennessee

Calculated from weather data of Nashville International Airport (KBNA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	51.0	45.0	56.0	48.0	50.0	54.0
February	58.0	62.0	62.0	56.0	47.0	54.0
March	64.0	67.0	64.0	67.0	67.0	66.0
April	72.0		72.0	71.0	71.0	70.0
May	81.0		80.0	82.0	77.0	77.0
June	88.0		86.0	91.0	87.0	88.0
July	91.0		90.0	93.0	90.0	92.0
August	89.0		88.0	89.0	89.0	88.0
September	85.0		85.0	85.0	82.0	82.0
October	74.0		75.0	73.0	76.0	73.0
November	61.0		65.0	62.0	60.0	66.0
December	56.0		56.0	55.0	64.0	54.0
Average	71.0	58.0	73.0	73.0	72.0	72.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	34.0	31	40	29	35	39
February	39.0	41	43	34	31	37
March	45.0	47	44	45	46	49
April	50.0		51	50	49	48
May	61.0		60	63	57	58
June	68.0		65	70	69	68
July	72.0		72	75	72	73
August	71.0		71	71	72	71
September	65.0		64	63	64	64
October	54.0		55	49	58	54
November	41.0		43	43	37	44
December	38.0		39	41	44	33
Average	52.0	39.0	54.0	53.0	53.0	53.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	77	99	67	84
77 °F or warmer	3	169	170	152	149
68 °F or warmer	19	234	226	225	209
32 °F or colder	24	25	49	39	30

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	12.1	20	7	17	7	15
February	13.1	9	5	18	11	18
March	7.6	8	6	5	7	12
April	7.3		7	7	5	6
May	4.7		6	2	4	6
June	3.2		4	1	3	2
July	2.8		4	4	4	2
August	4.0		6	2	6	4
September	4.9		3	3	8	3
October	5.7		4	2	4	9
November	5.6		3	7	4	6
December	9.7		10	15	6	4
Average	7.1	12.0	5.3	6.0	5.5	6.7

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.6	8	9	9	8	8
February	9.2	9	10	10	9	9
March	9.7	9	10	10	9	9
April	9.0		9	10	8	8
May	7.8		8	9	7	8
June	7.1		7	7	8	7
July	6.0		6	6	6	5
August	6.0		7	7	6	6
September	6.3		6	8	6	7
October	7.4		8	9	7	7
November	7.6		7	7	7	8
December	7.9		7	7	9	8
Average	7.8	8.9	7.7	8.1	7.4	7.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SW	SW	NW	W	SW
February	SW	SW	SW	NW	SW
March	S	SW	SW	SE	SW
April		SW	SW	SW	W
May		NE	S	S	SW
June		W	NW	S	S
July		SW	SW	S	SW
August		NW	S	S	NW
September		NE	NE	SW	NE
October		W	SW	SW	W
November		SW	SW	SW	SW
December		SW	S	SW	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Tennessee weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Tennessee?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 91 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Tennessee?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 51 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Tennessee?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 13.1 %.

Which month is the driest in Tennessee?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.9 %.