Pikeville, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Pikeville's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 56.2 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.2°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,428 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPikeville
- Station IDUSC00407184
- Location35.60°N 85.19°W
- Elevation864 ft (263 m)
- Population1,879
On October 23, the normal high in Pikeville is 70°F and the normal low 45°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Pikeville.
- Jan 49° 30°
- Feb 54° 33°
- Mar 63° 39°
- Apr 72° 47°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 88° 67°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 83° 59°
- Oct 73° 48°
- Nov 61° 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 Pikeville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in December (5.35 in), the least in October (3.51 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 30°F | 39.8°F | 4.80 | 1.1 | 11 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| February | 54°F | 33°F | 43.4°F | 5.11 | 1.7 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 39°F | 50.8°F | 5.33 | 0.8 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 72°F | 47°F | 59.3°F | 5.30 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 4.78 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | 4.92 | 0.0 | 12 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.6°F | 5.17 | 0.0 | 12 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 66°F | 76.7°F | 3.75 | 0.0 | 10 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 83°F | 59°F | 71.0°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 73°F | 48°F | 60.1°F | 3.51 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 61°F | 38°F | 49.1°F | 4.39 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 33°F | 42.3°F | 5.35 | 0.7 | 12 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 71°F | 48°F | 59.3°F | 56.21 | 4.3 | 127 | 34 | 76 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | −1°C | 4.3°C | 122 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 12°C | 0°C | 6.3°C | 130 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 17°C | 4°C | 10.4°C | 135 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 22°C | 8°C | 15.2°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 30°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 125 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 25.3°C | 131 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 24.8°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 23°C | 9°C | 15.6°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 112 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.7°C | 136 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00407184; 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 Pikeville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00407184.
When is the last frost in Pikeville?
In Pikeville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 12 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 111 year in 10 after April 28; 9 in 10 after March 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 197 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 218 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pikeville in zone 7a in ZIP code 37367, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Pikeville's NOAA station is in zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (30 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Tennessee · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00407184; 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 Pikeville?
In a normal year in Pikeville, 34 days a year reach 90°F, 76 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 127 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 34a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 76a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 127a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 107°F, on July 16, 1980; the lowest is −20°F, on January 20, 1985.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1989, with 74.52 in; the snowiest season is 1992–93, with 18.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00407184; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00407184. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Pikeville?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Pikeville, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (79%) and February the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.3 |
| February | 62% | 2.9 |
| March | 68% | 4.0 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 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 Pikeville need?
A normal year in Pikeville brings 3,483 heating degree days, 35% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,430 cooling degree days, 58% 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 4,513 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 783 | 0 |
| February | 604 | 0 |
| March | 444 | 4 |
| April | 199 | 29 |
| May | 57 | 121 |
| June | 3 | 279 |
| July | 0 | 391 |
| August | 0 | 363 |
| September | 19 | 200 |
| October | 190 | 40 |
| November | 479 | 3 |
| December | 706 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 3,483 | 1,430 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00407184. 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 Pikeville been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 60.3°F, 1.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 59.3°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.9°F | +0.6°F | 56.31 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 59.5°F | +0.3°F | 61.22 | 5.7 |
| 2023 | 60.5°F | +1.3°F | 46.39 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 61.3°F | +2.0°F | 52.09 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | 60.3°F | +1.0°F | 56.74 | 6.4 |
Over 52 complete years from 1963 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.7°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00407184; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Pikeville's climate compare?
Pikeville is warmer than 86 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 61. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.3°F is warmer than 73%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Pikeville 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 Pikeville's climate
What is the coldest month in Pikeville?
January, with a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Pikeville?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (1.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Pikeville?
December, with 5.35 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.51 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Pikeville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Pikeville in zone 7a in ZIP code 37367, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Pikeville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come in Pikeville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 11; in one year in ten it comes after April 28. Waiting until April 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Fall Creek Falls State Park, TN10 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Dayton, TN14 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Spring City, TN20 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- Soddy-Daisy, TN22 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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