Hohenwald, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hohenwald's normal year runs from 28°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 57.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.7°C, January lows of −2°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,450 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHohenwald
- Station IDUSC00404223
- Location35.56°N 87.54°W
- Elevation980 ft (299 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population4,136
On October 24, the normal high in Hohenwald is 69°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 33%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hohenwald.
- Jan 48° 28°
- Feb 52° 31°
- Mar 60° 39°
- Apr 71° 47°
- May 77° 56°
- Jun 84° 64°
- Jul 87° 68°
- Aug 87° 66°
- Sep 81° 59°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 38°
- Dec 50° 32°
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 Hohenwald each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 28°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.66 in), the least in September (3.81 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 28°F | 37.8°F | 4.44 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| February | 52°F | 31°F | 41.2°F | 4.60 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 39°F | 49.4°F | 5.39 | 14 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 47°F | 58.8°F | 5.64 | 12 | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 66.5°F | 5.54 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 64°F | 73.9°F | 4.79 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 87°F | 68°F | 77.2°F | 4.85 | 12 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 4.11 | 10 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 81°F | 59°F | 70.3°F | 3.81 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 48°F | 59.9°F | 4.24 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 38°F | 48.6°F | 4.03 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 32°F | 40.9°F | 5.66 | 13 | <1 | 18 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 48°F | 58.4°F | 57.10 | 135 | 26 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −2°C | 3.2°C | 113 mm |
| February | 11°C | −1°C | 5.1°C | 117 mm |
| March | 16°C | 4°C | 9.7°C | 137 mm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 14.9°C | 143 mm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 141 mm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 122 mm |
| July | 30°C | 20°C | 25.1°C | 123 mm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 104 mm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 97 mm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.5°C | 108 mm |
| November | 15°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 102 mm |
| December | 10°C | 0°C | 4.9°C | 144 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Linden (17 miles away), gets 2 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00404223; 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 Hohenwald?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00404223.
When is the last frost in Hohenwald?
In Hohenwald, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 5 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 1 in half of years and before October 18 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 51 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 19
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 11 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 210 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 25 in half of springs and before November 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hohenwald in zone 7b in ZIP code 38462, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Hohenwald's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (16 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 USC00404223; 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 Hohenwald?
In a normal year in Hohenwald, 26 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 135 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 135a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00404223.
How sunny is Hohenwald?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hohenwald, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 2.4 |
| February | 64% | 2.9 |
| March | 68% | 4.0 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 76% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.5 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 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 Hohenwald need?
A normal year in Hohenwald brings 3,762 heating degree days, 30% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,404 cooling degree days, 55% 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 4,430 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 843 | 0 |
| February | 665 | 0 |
| March | 488 | 6 |
| April | 220 | 34 |
| May | 71 | 119 |
| June | 4 | 271 |
| July | 0 | 378 |
| August | 1 | 364 |
| September | 32 | 189 |
| October | 199 | 41 |
| November | 493 | 2 |
| December | 747 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,762 | 1,404 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00404223. 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 Hohenwald been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 59.6°F, 1.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.6°F | +1.2°F | 73.27 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00404223. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hohenwald's climate compare?
Hohenwald is warmer than 56 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 70. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.4°F is warmer than 70%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hohenwald 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.
Questions about Hohenwald's climate
What is the coldest month in Hohenwald?
January, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 28°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Hohenwald?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Hohenwald's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Linden (17 miles away), records 2 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Hohenwald?
December, with 5.66 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.81 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hohenwald in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hohenwald in zone 7b in ZIP code 38462, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Hohenwald's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 7°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Hohenwald?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 5; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Linden, TN17 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Mount Pleasant, TN19 miles from this station, 59.4°F a year
- Lobelville, TN20 miles from this station, 58.3°F a year
- Centerville, TN20 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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