Old Hickory, TN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Old Hickory's primary NOAA station, OLD HICKORY WFO.
The climate verdict for Old Hickory
Water is the standout signal in Old Hickory, Tennessee: 54.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 54.9"
- annual precipitation · 5" snow
- 217 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Old Hickory: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00406806 · Old Hickory, TN 59°F mean · 54.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,871
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Harrison
- PRCP-WET 54.9"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,825 HDD
- STN-1 USC00406806
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Harrison, AR (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TN station list.
- Old Hickory (this station) 59°F
- Hot Cheatham L&d, TN 59°F
- Near Harrison, AR 59°F
- Near Dover, TN 59°F
- Near Danville, VA 59°F
Climate Living Index · Old Hickory
Old Hickory: 69/100 · grade C
Old Hickory publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Old Hickory, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 72 calendar days | 85/100 · A |
| Frost-free season | 217 days/year | 76/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 58.6°F · 8.9° from 67.5°F | 72/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 4.6 inches/year | 71/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 54.9 in · 19.9 from 35 in | 29/100 · F |
Old Hickory · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Old Hickory is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 37.0°F and warmest-month mean 78.5°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 78.5°F
- Coldest month
- 37.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Old Hickory sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Old Hickory's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 29% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Old Hickory sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 11% wettest
- Old Hickory's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 42nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Old Hickory compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Old Hickory's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Old Hickory's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 32 complete annual observations from 1987 to 2025, OLD HICKORY WFO warmed at a fitted rate of 0.29°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Old Hickory primary station fitted change +0.29 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F (8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 4.3" | 1.9" | 19.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 4.7" | 1.6" | 15.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.9" | 0.5" | 8.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 70°F (21°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 5.2" | 0.0" | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 78°F (25°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 5.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| June | 85°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.6 |
| July | 89°F (31°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 4.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.1 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.4 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.0" | 0.1" | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 50°F (10°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 4.8" | 0.5" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 18, short of 90°F on every date, while 72 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 27°F near January 18.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 23, then returns to freezing around December 14, covering 72 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 24, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 28 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 132 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Old Hickory.
Where Old Hickory Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 55 inches.
Old Hickory earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 1.9"
12.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
11.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
12.8 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
8.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
12.3 days with precipitation
Old Hickory spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Old Hickory has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.5°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.4" and October 3.5". The three wettest months together take 28% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Old Hickory, it arrives in quantity
54.9" of precipitation falls across only about 132 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 132 a year, 36% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Old Hickory, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 4.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 5 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 4
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
217 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,825
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,542
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TN closest to Old Hickory on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (59°F here).
- Alva, OK 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Billings, OK 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Chase City, VA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Clarkesville, GA 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (54.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Arkadelphia, AR 54.8" · 0.0" off
- Glasgow, KY 54.9" · 0.0" off
- Greensboro, AL 54.9" · 0.0" off
- Nashville, AR 55.0" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Old Hickory's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Old Hickory's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,825 annual heating degree days against 1,542 for cooling. Its 41.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Old Hickory's frost-free season lasts about 217 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Old Hickory's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.5°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Old Hickory carries 54.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 4.6 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Old Hickory's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Old Hickory, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Old Hickory's primary station: OLD HICKORY WFO (USC00406806). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Old Hickory; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Old Hickory comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.