Nashville, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Nashville's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 50.5 inches of precipitation and 5 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.0°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 33°C, 1,283 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNashville International Airport
- Station IDUSW00013897
- Location36.12°N 86.69°W
- Elevation600 ft (183 m)
- From the center6 miles
- Population704,963
On October 23, the normal high in Nashville is 71°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Nashville.
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 54° 33°
- Mar 63° 40°
- Apr 73° 49°
- May 80° 58°
- Jun 88° 66°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 90° 69°
- Sep 84° 62°
- Oct 74° 50°
- Nov 61° 39°
- 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 Nashville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.02 in), the least in October (3.36 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 30°F | 39.6°F | 4.02 | 2.0 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 33°F | 43.4°F | 4.47 | 1.5 | 11 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 40°F | 51.5°F | 4.52 | 0.7 | 12 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 49°F | 60.8°F | 4.72 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 69.3°F | 5.02 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 88°F | 66°F | 77.1°F | 4.36 | 0.0 | 11 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 80.7°F | 4.16 | 0.0 | 10 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 90°F | 69°F | 79.7°F | 3.79 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 84°F | 62°F | 73.1°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 74°F | 50°F | 61.7°F | 3.36 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 39°F | 50.3°F | 3.86 | 0.1 | 9 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 33°F | 42.7°F | 4.43 | 0.4 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 50°F | 60.8°F | 50.51 | 4.7 | 123 | 54 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.2°C | 102 mm | 5 cm |
| February | 12°C | 1°C | 6.3°C | 114 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 115 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 23°C | 9°C | 16.0°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 19°C | 25.1°C | 111 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 21°C | 27.1°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.5°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 10°C | 16.5°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 1°C | 5.9°C | 113 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00013897; 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 Nashville?
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 USW00013897.
When is the last frost in Nashville?
In Nashville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 31 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 22 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 311 year in 10 after April 16; 9 in 10 after March 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 217 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 243 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 17 in half of springs and before November 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nashville in zones 7a to 7b across its 30 ZIP code areas (7b in 37221, the largest). By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Nashville's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (30 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 USW00013897; 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.
What hardiness zone is each Nashville ZIP code in?
The USDA's 2023 map gives each ZIP code area one zone. Nashville's 30 ZIP code areas run from zone 7a to 7b: 1 in 7a and 29 in 7b. Each ZIP's frost dates are in the frost tool.
| ZIP code | Zone | Land in Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| 37013 | 7b | 101.5 km² |
| 37027 | 7b | 15.6 km² |
| 37072 | 7b | 84.2 km² |
| 37076 | 7b | 66.2 km² |
| 37080 | 7a | 75.6 km² |
| 37115 | 7b | 55.4 km² |
| 37138 | 7b | 32.6 km² |
| 37143 | 7b | 16.0 km² |
| 37189 | 7b | 65.3 km² |
| 37201 | 7b | 0.8 km² |
| 37203 | 7b | 10.9 km² |
| 37204 | 7b | 12.1 km² |
| 37205 | 7b | 30.2 km² |
| 37206 | 7b | 20.1 km² |
| 37207 | 7b | 50.1 km² |
| 37208 | 7b | 12.5 km² |
| 37209 | 7b | 86.9 km² |
| 37210 | 7b | 24.0 km² |
| 37211 | 7b | 55.9 km² |
| 37212 | 7b | 7.1 km² |
| 37213 | 7b | 1.8 km² |
| 37214 | 7b | 56.9 km² |
| 37215 | 7b | 16.7 km² |
| 37216 | 7b | 17.4 km² |
| 37217 | 7b | 46.0 km² |
| 37218 | 7b | 101.1 km² |
| 37219 | 7b | 0.6 km² |
| 37220 | 7b | 6.0 km² |
| 37221 | 7b | 117.4 km² |
| 37228 | 7b | 3.8 km² |
Source: USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; ZIP areas in the place: Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file. A ZIP area counts when at least a tenth of its land (and 0.5 km²) lies in the place.
How hot and how cold does it get in Nashville?
In a normal year in Nashville, 54 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 123 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 54a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 6high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 123a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in Nashville's official record (kept by the National Weather Service since 1873) is 109°F, on June 29, 2012; the lowest is −17°F, on January 21, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 70.12 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 38.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00013897; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), NWS threaded record BNAthr. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How humid and windy is Nashville, and how clear are its skies?
The summer (June-August) dew point averages 67°F. The muggiest month is July, with an average dew point of 68°F, above the 65°F at which most people call the air sticky; the driest air comes in January (28°F). February is the windiest month (8.3 mph on average), and September has the most clear or nearly clear hours (51%).
| Month | Dew point | Humidity | Afternoon humidity | Wind | Clear or few clouds | Overcast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 63% | 48% | 7.8 mph | 33% | 44% |
| February | 33°F | 60% | 44% | 8.3 mph | 31% | 43% |
| March | 41°F | 59% | 42% | 8.2 mph | 33% | 34% |
| April | 51°F | 64% | 47% | 7.3 mph | 33% | 32% |
| May | 62°F | 68% | 51% | 6.3 mph | 31% | 26% |
| June | 67°F | 68% | 51% | 5.7 mph | 38% | 16% |
| July | 68°F | 68% | 50% | 5.3 mph | 39% | 17% |
| August | 65°F | 68% | 49% | 5.5 mph | 38% | 17% |
| September | 55°F | 67% | 46% | 5.8 mph | 51% | 19% |
| October | 44°F | 66% | 45% | 6.4 mph | 42% | 31% |
| November | 35°F | 67% | 51% | 7.3 mph | 36% | 39% |
| December | 31°F | 69% | 55% | 7.6 mph | 30% | 47% |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00013897. Monthly averages of all hours; afternoon humidity at 3 p.m. local standard time; sky as the share of hours NOAA's observations rate clear or few clouds (a dash where NOAA publishes no sky value).
How sunny is Nashville?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Nashville, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (62%). Among the 459 U.S. places of 50,000 or more, that ranks tied 304th (with 25 others) in sunshine.
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 2.2 |
| February | 62% | 2.8 |
| March | 67% | 3.9 |
| April | 74% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.7 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 80% | 6.1 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.7 |
| October | 75% | 3.6 |
| November | 73% | 2.6 |
| December | 64% | 1.9 |
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 Nashville need?
A normal year in Nashville brings 3,364 heating degree days, 37% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,873 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 5,082 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 788 | 0 |
| February | 606 | 1 |
| March | 431 | 11 |
| April | 180 | 52 |
| May | 42 | 177 |
| June | 1 | 363 |
| July | 0 | 487 |
| August | 0 | 456 |
| September | 14 | 257 |
| October | 165 | 62 |
| November | 447 | 6 |
| December | 691 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,364 | 1,873 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00013897. 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 Nashville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 62.6°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 60.8°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 61.8°F | +1.0°F | 59.32 | 5.2 |
| 2022 | 61.7°F | +0.9°F | 53.43 | 13.5 |
| 2023 | 62.9°F | +2.1°F | 39.06 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 63.7°F | +2.9°F | 48.28 | 7.8 |
| 2025 | 62.6°F | +1.8°F | 54.91 | 6.1 |
Over 149 complete years from 1872 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted -0.6°F per century (−0.03°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00013897; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Nashville's climate compare?
Nashville is warmer than 107 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 12. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 60.8°F is warmer than 77%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Nashville 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.
What do Nashville's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Nashville. This page uses Nashville International Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From the center | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Berry Field USC00406403 | 7 mi SE | 560 ft | 60.1°F | 29°F | 91°F | 50.7 | 3 | April 4 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Nashville's climate
What is the coldest month in Nashville?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow in Nashville?
Yes: 5 inches in a normal year, falling on 6 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Nashville?
May, with 5.02 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.36 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Nashville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Nashville in zones 7a to 7b across its 30 ZIP code areas (7b in 37221, the largest). By the same method at Nashville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 9°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Nashville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 31; 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.
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