Moscow, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Moscow's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 54.9 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.2°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,394 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMoscow
- Station IDUSC00406274
- Location35.07°N 89.41°W
- Elevation335 ft (102 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population555
On October 23, the normal high in Moscow is 72°F and the normal low 46°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Moscow.
- Jan 51° 30°
- Feb 55° 33°
- Mar 64° 40°
- Apr 73° 50°
- May 80° 60°
- Jun 87° 67°
- Jul 90° 71°
- Aug 90° 70°
- Sep 85° 62°
- Oct 75° 49°
- Nov 64° 39°
- Dec 53° 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 Moscow each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.61 in), the least in September (3.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F | 30°F | 40.3°F | 4.03 | 0.6 | 7 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| February | 55°F | 33°F | 43.7°F | 4.44 | 1.0 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 40°F | 52.2°F | 5.51 | 0.2 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 50°F | 61.4°F | 4.99 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 60°F | 69.9°F | 5.61 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 87°F | 67°F | 76.9°F | 4.30 | 0.0 | 6 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 90°F | 71°F | 80.6°F | 4.11 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 70°F | 79.9°F | 4.59 | 0.0 | 5 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 85°F | 62°F | 73.1°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 6 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 49°F | 61.8°F | 4.35 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 64°F | 39°F | 51.4°F | 3.89 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 53°F | 33°F | 43.0°F | 5.25 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 50°F | 61.2°F | 54.87 | 1.9 | 75 | 55 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.6°C | 102 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 13°C | 0°C | 6.5°C | 113 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 140 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 16°C | 21.1°C | 142 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 109 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 22°C | 27.0°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.6°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 9°C | 16.6°C | 110 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 18°C | 4°C | 10.8°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 133 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00406274; 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 Moscow?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00406274.
When is the last frost in Moscow?
In Moscow, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 21 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
- March 291 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 21; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 219 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 241 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 16 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moscow in zone 8a in ZIP code 38057, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Moscow's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°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 USC00406274; 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 Moscow?
In a normal year in Moscow, 55 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 55a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1920) is 110°F, on July 28, 1952; the lowest is −14°F, on February 2, 1951.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 72.10 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 13.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00406274; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00406274. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Moscow?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Moscow, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (83%) and February the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.4 |
| February | 65% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.1 |
| April | 75% | 5.3 |
| May | 77% | 6.0 |
| June | 83% | 6.6 |
| July | 83% | 6.3 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 4.9 |
| October | 78% | 3.8 |
| November | 74% | 2.8 |
| December | 67% | 2.1 |
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 Moscow need?
A normal year in Moscow brings 3,227 heating degree days, 40% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,871 cooling degree days, 2.1 times 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 5,127 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 766 | 1 |
| February | 597 | 1 |
| March | 406 | 11 |
| April | 160 | 52 |
| May | 29 | 181 |
| June | 1 | 359 |
| July | 0 | 484 |
| August | 0 | 462 |
| September | 12 | 257 |
| October | 159 | 58 |
| November | 415 | 7 |
| December | 682 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,227 | 1,871 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00406274. 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.
How does Moscow's climate compare?
Moscow is warmer than 110 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 42. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.2°F is warmer than 78%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Moscow 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 Moscow share this climate record?
4 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.
- Somerville, TN3,523 people · 11 mi N
- Mount Pleasant, MS372 people · 10 mi SW
- Williston, TN337 people · 6 mi N
- Lamar, MS0 people · 12 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 Moscow's climate
What is the coldest month in Moscow?
January, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Moscow?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Moscow?
May, with 5.61 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Moscow in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Moscow in zone 8a in ZIP code 38057, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Moscow's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Moscow?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 16. Waiting until April 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ames Plantation, TN12 miles from this station, 61.2°F a year
- Collierville, TN14 miles from this station, 61.1°F a year
- Holly Springs, MS17 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Germantown, TN19 miles from this station, 62.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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