Fayetteville, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Fayetteville's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 59.8 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,519 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFayetteville Water Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00403074
- Location35.13°N 86.54°W
- Elevation742 ft (226 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population7,142
On October 14, the normal high in Fayetteville is 74°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fayetteville.
- Jan 50° 31°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 73° 48°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 86° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 89° 66°
- Sep 84° 60°
- Oct 74° 48°
- Nov 62° 38°
- Dec 52° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Fayetteville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in December (6.45 in), the least in October (3.79 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50°F | 31°F | 40.2°F | 5.29 | 0.2 | 12 | <1 | 18 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 33°F | 44.1°F | 5.72 | 0.4 | 12 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 40°F | 51.6°F | 5.79 | 0.5 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 48°F | 60.3°F | 5.18 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 56°F | 67.9°F | 4.68 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 86°F | 64°F | 75.1°F | 4.91 | 0.0 | 12 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.2°F | 4.98 | 0.0 | 12 | 17 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 89°F | 66°F | 77.5°F | 4.12 | 0.0 | 10 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 60°F | 71.7°F | 4.10 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 48°F | 60.7°F | 3.79 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 38°F | 49.8°F | 4.80 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 33°F | 42.8°F | 6.45 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 49°F | 60.0°F | 59.81 | 1.1 | 134 | 51 | 72 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.6°C | 134 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 13°C | 1°C | 6.7°C | 145 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 17°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 147 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 15.7°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.9°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.7°C | 126 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 15°C | 22.1°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.9°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 1°C | 6.0°C | 164 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403074; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Fayetteville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403074.
When is the last frost in Fayetteville?
In Fayetteville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 28 in half of years and before October 13 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 71 year in 10 after April 22; 9 in 10 after March 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 201 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 224 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fayetteville in zone 7b in ZIP code 37334, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Fayetteville's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (26 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Tennessee · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00403074; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Fayetteville?
In a normal year in Fayetteville, 51 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 72 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 134 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 51a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 72a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 134a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1957) is 107°F, on June 29, 2012; the lowest is −26°F, on January 30, 1966.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1989, with 77.80 in; the snowiest season is 1963–64, with 20.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00403074; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00403074. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Fayetteville?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Fayetteville, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (63%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.3 |
| February | 63% | 2.9 |
| March | 68% | 4.0 |
| April | 75% | 5.3 |
| May | 76% | 5.9 |
| June | 80% | 6.4 |
| July | 79% | 6.1 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.7 |
| November | 75% | 2.8 |
| December | 65% | 2.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Fayetteville need?
A normal year in Fayetteville brings 3,363 heating degree days, 37% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,565 cooling degree days, 72% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,735 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 771 | 0 |
| February | 588 | 1 |
| March | 423 | 8 |
| April | 181 | 42 |
| May | 49 | 139 |
| June | 3 | 304 |
| July | 0 | 411 |
| August | 1 | 388 |
| September | 20 | 221 |
| October | 181 | 47 |
| November | 459 | 5 |
| December | 689 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,363 | 1,565 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403074. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Fayetteville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 61.4°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60.4°F | +0.4°F | 68.56 | – |
| 2022 | 60.3°F | +0.3°F | 66.84 | – |
| 2023 | 61.7°F | +1.7°F | 50.40 | – |
| 2024 | 62.0°F | +2.0°F | 54.04 | 5.0 |
| 2025 | 61.4°F | +1.4°F | 59.59 | 4.3 |
Over 54 complete years from 1961 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.2°F per century (+0.29°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00403074; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fayetteville's climate compare?
Fayetteville is warmer than 98 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 93. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.0°F is warmer than 75%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fayetteville is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fayetteville share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Moores Mill, AL6,041 people · 20 mi S
- Hazel Green, AL3,765 people · 15 mi S
- Park City, TN3,268 people · 5 mi SW
- New Market, AL1,296 people · 18 mi S
- Flintville, TN475 people · 9 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fayetteville's climate
What is the coldest month in Fayetteville?
January, with a normal high of 50°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Fayetteville?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Fayetteville?
December, with 6.45 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.79 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fayetteville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fayetteville in zone 7b in ZIP code 37334, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Fayetteville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Fayetteville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 22. Waiting until April 22 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lynchburg, TN15 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Ardmore, TN21 miles from this station, 61.6°F a year
- Tullahoma, TN24 miles from this station, 58.7°F a year
- Lewisburg, TN24 miles from this station, 59.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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