White House, Tennessee climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
White House's normal year runs from 27°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 54.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 14.6°C, January lows of −3°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,380 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWhite House
- Station IDUSC00409709
- Location36.45°N 86.65°W
- Elevation820 ft (250 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population16,463
On October 23, the normal high in White House is 69°F and the normal low 45°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for White House.
- Jan 46° 27°
- Feb 50° 29°
- Mar 59° 37°
- Apr 70° 47°
- May 78° 56°
- Jun 85° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 88° 66°
- Sep 82° 59°
- Oct 72° 48°
- Nov 59° 37°
- Dec 49° 31°
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 White House each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 27°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.73 in), the least in October (3.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 27°F | 36.6°F | 4.25 | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 50°F | 29°F | 39.9°F | 4.53 | – | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 37°F | 48.2°F | 4.93 | – | <1 | 11 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 47°F | 58.1°F | 5.34 | – | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 66.9°F | 5.73 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 85°F | 64°F | 74.4°F | 4.27 | – | 6 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 4.77 | – | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 66°F | 77.0°F | 3.97 | – | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 59°F | 70.5°F | 3.89 | – | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 48°F | 59.6°F | 3.78 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 37°F | 48.1°F | 4.11 | – | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 31°F | 40.1°F | 4.78 | – | <1 | 18 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 47°F | 58.2°F | 54.35 | – | 38 | 82 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −3°C | 2.6°C | 108 mm |
| February | 10°C | −1°C | 4.4°C | 115 mm |
| March | 15°C | 3°C | 9.0°C | 125 mm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 136 mm |
| May | 25°C | 13°C | 19.4°C | 146 mm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 108 mm |
| July | 31°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 121 mm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.0°C | 101 mm |
| September | 28°C | 15°C | 21.4°C | 99 mm |
| October | 22°C | 9°C | 15.3°C | 96 mm |
| November | 15°C | 3°C | 8.9°C | 104 mm |
| December | 10°C | 0°C | 4.5°C | 121 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Old Hickory Dam (11 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00409709; 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 White House?
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 USC00409709.
When is the last frost in White House?
In White House, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 16 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 71 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 227 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 28 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts White House in zone 7a in ZIP code 37188. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, White House's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°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 USC00409709; 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 White House?
In a normal year in White House, 38 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 82 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 38a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 82a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00409709.
How sunny is White House?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around White House, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and February the cloudiest (62%).
| 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 White House need?
A normal year in White House brings 3,946 heating degree days, 27% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,484 cooling degree days, 63% 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 4,459 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 879 | 0 |
| February | 703 | 0 |
| March | 527 | 6 |
| April | 242 | 35 |
| May | 73 | 131 |
| June | 4 | 286 |
| July | 0 | 417 |
| August | 1 | 371 |
| September | 29 | 192 |
| October | 210 | 42 |
| November | 510 | 3 |
| December | 770 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,946 | 1,484 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00409709. 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 White House been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.8°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 58.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.1°F | +0.9°F | 56.80 |
| 2022 | 58.5°F | +0.3°F | 53.16 |
| 2023 | 60.4°F | +2.2°F | 46.29 |
| 2024 | 60.9°F | +2.7°F | 64.14 |
| 2025 | 59.8°F | +1.6°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00409709. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does White House's climate compare?
White House is warmer than 52 of the other 115 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 32. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 58.2°F is warmer than 69%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, White House 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 White House share this climate record?
5 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.
- Millersville, TN6,427 people · 5 mi SW
- Shackle Island, TN4,164 people · 5 mi S
- Cross Plains, TN1,907 people · 6 mi N
- Walnut Grove, TN576 people · 3 mi NE
- Cottontown, TN339 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 White House's climate
What is the coldest month in White House?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 27°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in White House?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for White House's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Old Hickory Dam (11 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in White House?
May, with 5.73 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is White House in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts White House in zone 7a in ZIP code 37188. By the same method at White House's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 4°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in White House?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Old Hickory Dam, TN11 miles from this station, 58.5°F a year
- Springfield, TN11 miles from this station, 58.1°F a year
- Portland, TN12 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Goodlettsville, TN12 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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