NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026
Tennessee Climate Data
Climate normals for 146 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Tennessee's 321-station NOAA network.
- average temperature
- 58°F (14°C)58.0°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
- Warmer than median
- annual precipitation
- 56.0"56.0 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
- Wetter national band
- annual snowfall
- 4.9"4.9 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
- Low-snow national band
- locations / stations
- 146 / 321State coverage: 146 locations / 321 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
- State coverage
Tennessee's climate in one line
Tennessee averages 58°F a year - warmer than 72% of U.S. states, spanning Mt Leconte at 42°F to Memphis at 63°F.
- 58°F
- statewide average · 72th percentile of states
- 56"
- average annual precipitation
- 87/100
- most comfortable: Memphis
- 146
- station-mapped locations · 321 NOAA stations
Statewide figures are simple averages across 146 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.
How Tennessee ranks among all 50 states
Tennessee's average temperature vs. all U.S. states
Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals
58°F Top 28% warmer than 72% of 50 U.S. states
- 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
- 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
- 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
- 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
- 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Below this entry.
- 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
- 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
- 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020
Tennessee in the national rankings
- Ranks #14 hottest of 50 states at 58.0°F annual average, 4.9°F above the 53.1°F mean of all state averages - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
- In winter (Dec–Feb) it averages 39.5°F, the #14 warmest winter of 50 states - winter ranking
- 33.1% of NOAA hourly observations report clear sky (5 measured locations), the #41 clearest of 47 ranked states - sunniest states by clear-sky frequency
Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape
Tennessee in the national climate landscape
Tennessee averages 58.0°F and 56.0 inches of annual precipitation across 146 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and wetter half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.
Read all 50 state values
Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.
| State | Locations | Annual mean | Annual precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 172 | 33.5°F | 47.6 in |
| Alabama | 100 | 63.3°F | 57.9 in |
| Arkansas | 110 | 60.7°F | 52.2 in |
| Arizona | 169 | 62.3°F | 12.4 in |
| California | 363 | 59.8°F | 21.6 in |
| Colorado | 214 | 46.3°F | 15.9 in |
| Connecticut | 23 | 50.1°F | 48.6 in |
| Delaware | 7 | 56.2°F | 46.8 in |
| Florida | 165 | 72.6°F | 55.2 in |
| Georgia | 122 | 63.4°F | 52.0 in |
| Hawaii | 49 | 72.4°F | 48.5 in |
| Iowa | 143 | 48.0°F | 35.9 in |
| Idaho | 139 | 46.1°F | 18.0 in |
| Illinois | 163 | 52.2°F | 40.7 in |
| Indiana | 116 | 52.4°F | 43.7 in |
| Kansas | 168 | 54.8°F | 31.2 in |
| Kentucky | 95 | 56.2°F | 50.6 in |
| Louisiana | 91 | 67.3°F | 60.3 in |
| Massachusetts | 68 | 49.2°F | 48.2 in |
| Maryland | 42 | 55.6°F | 45.5 in |
| Maine | 79 | 43.1°F | 46.4 in |
| Michigan | 201 | 45.5°F | 34.2 in |
| Minnesota | 172 | 42.2°F | 30.0 in |
| Missouri | 164 | 55.1°F | 43.9 in |
| Mississippi | 91 | 64.1°F | 59.7 in |
| Montana | 215 | 43.4°F | 15.9 in |
| North Carolina | 178 | 59.1°F | 52.2 in |
| North Dakota | 119 | 41.0°F | 19.2 in |
| Nebraska | 171 | 49.6°F | 25.0 in |
| New Hampshire | 52 | 44.5°F | 46.6 in |
| New Jersey | 45 | 53.6°F | 47.9 in |
| New Mexico | 167 | 54.3°F | 13.8 in |
| Nevada | 115 | 52.4°F | 8.9 in |
| New York | 173 | 47.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Ohio | 128 | 51.6°F | 41.1 in |
| Oklahoma | 159 | 60.3°F | 35.7 in |
| Oregon | 180 | 50.5°F | 37.6 in |
| Pennsylvania | 157 | 50.2°F | 45.2 in |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 51.2°F | 48.7 in |
| South Carolina | 100 | 62.8°F | 49.8 in |
| South Dakota | 149 | 45.6°F | 21.8 in |
| Tennessee | 146 | 58.0°F | 56.0 in |
| Texas | 449 | 66.2°F | 31.1 in |
| Utah | 170 | 49.4°F | 13.9 in |
| Virginia | 119 | 55.8°F | 46.0 in |
| Vermont | 41 | 43.5°F | 43.7 in |
| Washington | 149 | 49.9°F | 40.9 in |
| Wisconsin | 200 | 44.5°F | 34.6 in |
| West Virginia | 99 | 52.3°F | 47.6 in |
| Wyoming | 144 | 43.3°F | 14.0 in |
Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.
Tennessee Climate in Context
U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Tennessee sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.
- United States (incl. Tennessee) +0.11 °C/decade
- Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
- Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Station-mapped locations in Tennessee
146 locations with climate data
Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.
| Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo | 60°F | 69°F | 50°F | 53.6" | 3.7" | 73/100 |
| Allardt | 56°F | 65°F | 46°F | 59.8" | 13.2" | 68/100 |
| Ames Plantation | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 57.8" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Ardmore | 62°F | 74°F | 50°F | 55.7" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Athens | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 60.4" | 3.6" | 63/100 |
| Bethpage | 57°F | 68°F | 45°F | 55.0" | 4.6" | 73/100 |
| Big Sandy | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 51.8" | 4.1" | 73/100 |
| Bolivar Wtr Wks | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 56.1" | 1.7" | 73/100 |
| Brentwood | 58°F | 71°F | 45°F | 54.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Bristol Tri City | 57°F | 68°F | 45°F | 44.0" | 9.2" | 78/100 |
| Brownsville | 61°F | 71°F | 51°F | 56.1" | 2.2" | 83/100 |
| Byrdstown | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 54.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Camden | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 51.6" | 2.7" | 83/100 |
| Carthage | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 52.5" | 1.5" | 73/100 |
| Centerville | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centerville Water PL | 60°F | 72°F | 47°F | 53.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Charlotte | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 52.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Chattanooga Lovell | 62°F | 72°F | 52°F | 55.0" | 3.6" | 83/100 |
| Cheatham L&d | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 51.1" | 1.3" | 73/100 |
| Christiana | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 57.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Clarksville | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 53.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Clarksville Outlaw | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 47.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Clarksville Wwtp | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 53.5" | 0.5" | 73/100 |
| Cleveland Fltr Plt | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 57.6" | 1.1" | 73/100 |
| Coalmont | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 63.2" | N/A | 45/100 |
| Collierville | 61°F | 73°F | 50°F | 57.0" | 1.4" | 83/100 |
| Columbia | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 56.8" | 0.9" | 73/100 |
| Cookeville | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 60.0" | 6.1" | 58/100 |
| Covington | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 55.8" | 2.4" | 73/100 |
| Crossville | 55°F | 65°F | 44°F | 59.0" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Crossville ED & Research | 54°F | 63°F | 44°F | 62.6" | 14.1" | 48/100 |
| Crossville Mem | 55°F | 65°F | 45°F | 57.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dayton | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 58.7" | 1.6" | 73/100 |
| Decatur | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 57.6" | 3.3" | 73/100 |
| Decaturville | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 56.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dickson | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 54.1" | 2.5" | 73/100 |
| Dover | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 54.8" | 3.8" | 73/100 |
| Dresden | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 53.6" | 0.4" | 73/100 |
| Dyersburg | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 55.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Dyersburg Iii Golf | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 53.3" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Elizabethton | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 48.0" | 6.0" | 78/100 |
| Erwin | 55°F | 68°F | 43°F | 47.0" | 9.3" | 78/100 |
| Fairview Bowie Nat Ctr | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 57.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fall Creek Falls State Park | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 59.0" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Fayetteville Wtp | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 59.8" | 1.1" | 83/100 |
| Franklin Sewage Plt | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 53.8" | 1.7" | 73/100 |
| Gainesboro | 57°F | 71°F | 44°F | 56.5" | 4.6" | 73/100 |
| Gatlinburg | 55°F | 67°F | 44°F | 58.2" | 7.7" | 68/100 |
| Germantown | 62°F | 73°F | 52°F | 55.2" | 2.1" | 83/100 |
| Gladeville | 58°F | 70°F | 45°F | 54.1" | 1.2" | 73/100 |
| Goodlettsville | 57°F | 67°F | 46°F | 55.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Greeneville Exp Stn | 57°F | 69°F | 44°F | 46.4" | 7.7" | 78/100 |
| Hartsville | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Henderson | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 61.8" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Hohenwald | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 57.1" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Huntingdon Wtp | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 55.9" | 3.3" | 73/100 |
| Jackson | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 55.2" | 4.4" | 73/100 |
| Jackson Exp Stn | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 56.9" | 2.7" | 73/100 |
| Jackson Mckellar | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 53.9" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Jamestown | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 59.2" | 18.9" | 68/100 |
| Jefferson City | 56°F | 69°F | 43°F | 48.5" | 3.0" | 79/100 |
| Kingsport | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 45.0" | 5.1" | 78/100 |
| Kingston | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 58.8" | 1.8" | 73/100 |
| Kingston Springs | 59°F | 72°F | 46°F | 50.5" | 1.4" | 73/100 |
| Knoxville Exp Stn | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 55.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Knoxville Mcghee Tyson | 60°F | 70°F | 49°F | 51.9" | 4.6" | 73/100 |
| Lafayette | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 56.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lancing | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 56.4" | 4.9" | 69/100 |
| Lawrenceburg Filt Plt | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lebanon | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 54.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lenoir City | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 55.2" | 4.0" | 73/100 |
| Lewisburg Exp Stn | 59°F | 72°F | 46°F | 56.1" | 0.9" | 73/100 |
| Lexington | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 54.8" | 1.5" | 73/100 |
| Linden Wtp | 58°F | 71°F | 46°F | 57.6" | 2.1" | 73/100 |
| Livingston Radio Wliv | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 53.5" | 2.3" | 73/100 |
| Lobelville | 58°F | 71°F | 46°F | 57.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lookout Mtn-point Park | 57°F | 66°F | 49°F | 58.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Lynchburg | 58°F | 71°F | 46°F | 62.3" | 1.5" | 63/100 |
| Manchester | 57°F | 68°F | 45°F | 59.3" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Martin U of T Branch E | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 54.7" | 3.1" | 73/100 |
| McMinnville | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 54.4" | 4.1" | 83/100 |
| Memphis | 63°F | 73°F | 54°F | 54.9" | 2.7" | 87/100 |
| Milan Exp Stn | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 56.2" | 3.0" | 73/100 |
| Monteagle | 56°F | 66°F | 46°F | 67.0" | 5.4" | 58/100 |
| Monterey | 56°F | 65°F | 47°F | 64.3" | 16.0" | 58/100 |
| Montgomery Bell State Park | 57°F | 68°F | 46°F | 54.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Morristown | 58°F | 68°F | 49°F | 47.4" | 10.2" | 78/100 |
| Morristown Radio Wcrk | 57°F | 68°F | 47°F | 48.1" | 8.8" | 78/100 |
| Moscow | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 54.9" | 1.9" | 83/100 |
| Mousetail Landing State Park | 59°F | 70°F | 48°F | 56.7" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Mt Leconte | 42°F | 50°F | 34°F | 84.5" | 76.8" | 24/100 |
| Mt Pleasant | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 62.2" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Mtn City | 53°F | 66°F | 41°F | 47.2" | 12.0" | 64/100 |
| Murfreesboro | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 55.9" | 2.2" | 73/100 |
| Nashville | 61°F | 72°F | 50°F | 50.5" | 4.7" | 83/100 |
| Nashville Berry Fld | 60°F | 71°F | 49°F | 50.7" | 3.2" | 83/100 |
| Neapolis Res & Edu Stn | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 55.6" | 3.5" | 73/100 |
| Newcomb | 56°F | 68°F | 44°F | 54.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Newfound Gap | 49°F | 58°F | 40°F | 73.9" | N/A | 40/100 |
| Newport | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 46.7" | 3.3" | 83/100 |
| Norris | 56°F | 67°F | 44°F | 57.7" | 3.1" | 73/100 |
| Oak Ridge | 60°F | 70°F | 49°F | 55.5" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Oak Ridge Atdd | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 59.7" | 4.4" | 73/100 |
| Old Hickory | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 54.9" | 4.6" | 73/100 |
| Old Hickory Dam | 59°F | 70°F | 47°F | 47.9" | 1.2" | 83/100 |
| Oneida | 55°F | 67°F | 43°F | 58.1" | 5.5" | 64/100 |
| Paris | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 55.0" | 5.2" | 68/100 |
| Parsons Wtp | 60°F | 72°F | 48°F | 57.1" | 1.6" | 83/100 |
| Pickett State Park | 54°F | 65°F | 43°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pikeville | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 56.2" | 4.3" | 73/100 |
| Portland Sewage Plt | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 54.3" | 2.0" | 73/100 |
| Pulaski Wwtp | 57°F | 70°F | 45°F | 58.6" | 1.9" | 73/100 |
| Ripley | 60°F | 71°F | 50°F | 56.8" | 2.4" | 83/100 |
| Roan Mtn | 52°F | 64°F | 40°F | 52.5" | N/A | 52/100 |
| Rock Island State Park | 59°F | 69°F | 49°F | 59.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Rockwood | 58°F | 69°F | 46°F | 60.5" | 2.0" | 63/100 |
| Rogersville | 56°F | 67°F | 45°F | 48.8" | 6.3" | 78/100 |
| Samburg Wildlife Refuge | 58°F | 68°F | 48°F | 53.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Savannah | 62°F | 73°F | 50°F | 59.2" | N/A | 80/100 |
| Selmer | 60°F | 72°F | 49°F | 59.1" | 1.0" | 83/100 |
| Sevierville | 59°F | 71°F | 47°F | 48.8" | 3.6" | 83/100 |
| Sewanee | 57°F | 66°F | 49°F | 64.0" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Shelby Bottoms Nature | 59°F | 71°F | 48°F | 53.2" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Shelbyville Water Dept | 60°F | 71°F | 48°F | 59.4" | 1.1" | 73/100 |
| Smithville | 57°F | 69°F | 45°F | 57.0" | 3.1" | 73/100 |
| Smyrna | 58°F | 71°F | 45°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Soddy Daisy-mowbray Mtn | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 63.1" | 4.3" | 63/100 |
| Sparta Wastewater Plant | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 58.7" | 5.0" | 68/100 |
| Spring City | 57°F | 69°F | 46°F | 59.4" | 1.3" | 73/100 |
| Springfield Exp Stn | 58°F | 69°F | 48°F | 53.3" | 5.8" | 68/100 |
| Tazewell | 54°F | 66°F | 42°F | 54.7" | 7.9" | 54/100 |
| Tellico Plains | 59°F | 72°F | 46°F | 55.3" | 2.8" | 73/100 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 58°F | 70°F | 47°F | 54.8" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Thompson Stn | 60°F | 70°F | 49°F | 56.0" | 3.5" | 73/100 |
| Townsend | 55°F | 66°F | 44°F | 60.3" | 9.4" | 58/100 |
| Tullahoma | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 60.6" | 2.8" | 63/100 |
| Union City | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 53.8" | 5.8" | 68/100 |
| Warner Park | 59°F | 69°F | 48°F | 53.9" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Wartrace | 57°F | 66°F | 48°F | 60.3" | N/A | 56/100 |
| Waverly | 59°F | 69°F | 49°F | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Waynesboro | 58°F | 70°F | 46°F | 61.8" | 1.3" | 63/100 |
| White House | 58°F | 69°F | 47°F | 54.4" | N/A | 68/100 |
| Whitwell-sequatchie Vly | 60°F | 70°F | 50°F | 63.7" | 3.1" | 73/100 |
| Winchester | 59°F | 70°F | 49°F | 57.7" | 4.1" | 73/100 |
| Woodbury | 58°F | 72°F | 45°F | 57.6" | N/A | 68/100 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Tennessee computed as the simple average across its 146 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (321 stations in the state network).
Climate Insight: Tennessee
Tennessee's climate profile is aggregated from 146 station-mapped locations and 321 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 58°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Tennessee spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.
Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Tennessee, annual precipitation averages 56.0 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 4.9 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 146 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.
For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.
Nationwide similar states
Other states closest to Tennessee on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (58°F here).
- North Carolina 59°F · 1.1°F off
- California 60°F · 1.8°F off
- Delaware 56°F · 1.8°F off
- Kentucky 56°F · 1.8°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest peers by avg_precip (56.0" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.
- Florida 55.2" · 0.8" off
- Alabama 57.9" · 1.9" off
- Mississippi 59.7" · 3.7" off
- Arkansas 52.2" · 3.8" off
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Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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