Waverly, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Waverly's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.9°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 31°C.
- NOAA stationWaverly Airport
- Station IDUSC00409493
- Location36.11°N 87.74°W
- Elevation749 ft (228 m)
- Population4,381
On October 22, the normal high in Waverly is 70°F and the normal low 48°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Waverly.
- Jan 46° 27°
- Feb 51° 32°
- Mar 60° 40°
- Apr 71° 49°
- May 77° 57°
- Jun 84° 65°
- Jul 88° 69°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 82° 61°
- Oct 72° 50°
- Nov 60° 39°
- Dec 49° 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 Waverly each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 27°F | 36.5°F | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 51°F | 32°F | 41.3°F | – | <1 | 16 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 40°F | 50.3°F | – | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 49°F | 59.6°F | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 77°F | 57°F | 67.2°F | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 84°F | 65°F | 74.5°F | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 69°F | 78.1°F | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.7°F | – | 13 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 82°F | 61°F | 71.2°F | – | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 50°F | 60.8°F | – | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 60°F | 39°F | 49.2°F | – | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 32°F | 40.7°F | – | <1 | 18 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 49°F | 58.9°F | – | 36 | 75 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −3°C | 2.5°C |
| February | 10°C | 0°C | 5.2°C |
| March | 16°C | 5°C | 10.2°C |
| April | 21°C | 9°C | 15.3°C |
| May | 25°C | 14°C | 19.6°C |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.6°C |
| August | 31°C | 20°C | 25.4°C |
| September | 28°C | 16°C | 21.8°C |
| October | 22°C | 10°C | 16.0°C |
| November | 15°C | 4°C | 9.6°C |
| December | 10°C | 0°C | 4.8°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Dickson (20 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00409493; 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 Waverly?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October.
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 USC00409493.
When is the last frost in Waverly?
In Waverly, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 2 in half of years and after April 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 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
- April 21 year in 10 after April 21; 9 in 10 after March 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 22; 9 in 10 before November 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 218 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 240 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 18 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waverly in zone 7b in ZIP code 37185, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Tennessee · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00409493; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Waverly?
In a normal year in Waverly, 36 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more) and 75 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 36a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 75a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 9high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00409493.
How sunny is Waverly?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Waverly, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (63%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.2 |
| February | 63% | 2.8 |
| March | 67% | 3.9 |
| April | 73% | 5.2 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 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 Waverly need?
A normal year in Waverly brings 3,729 heating degree days, 31% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,544 cooling degree days, 70% 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 4,628 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 883 | 0 |
| February | 664 | 0 |
| March | 464 | 10 |
| April | 211 | 48 |
| May | 64 | 134 |
| June | 3 | 288 |
| July | 0 | 405 |
| August | 1 | 392 |
| September | 23 | 207 |
| October | 185 | 57 |
| November | 477 | 4 |
| December | 755 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,729 | 1,544 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00409493. 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 Waverly's climate compare?
Waverly is warmer than 72 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.9°F is warmer than 72%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Waverly share this climate record?
McEwen has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- McEwen, TN1,762 people · 6 mi E
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 Waverly's climate
What is the coldest month in Waverly?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Waverly?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Waverly's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Dickson (20 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Waverly in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Waverly in zone 7b in ZIP code 37185, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Waverly?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 2; in one year in ten it comes after April 21. Waiting until April 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Tennessee Ridge, TN15 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Dickson, TN19 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Camden, TN19 miles from this station, 60.0°F a year
- Big Sandy, TN21 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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