Tennessee climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Tennessee's statewide normal is 58.5°F a year with 55.1 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 0.6°F per century since 1895, and 1921 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 58.5°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 55.1 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +1.1°F2021-2025 mean 59.5°F
- Places with normals
- 148116 Census places, 32 other stations
What is Tennessee's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and January the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan47°28°
- Feb52°32°
- Mar61°38°
- Apr71°46°
- May78°55°
- Jun85°63°
- Jul88°67°
- Aug87°66°
- Sep82°59°
- Oct72°47°
- Nov60°37°
- Dec50°31°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 28°F | 37.9°F | 4.62 |
| February | 52°F | 32°F | 41.8°F | 4.88 |
| March | 61°F | 38°F | 49.5°F | 5.27 |
| April | 71°F | 46°F | 58.3°F | 5.10 |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 66.7°F | 4.89 |
| June | 85°F | 63°F | 74.2°F | 4.73 |
| July | 88°F | 67°F | 77.5°F | 4.70 |
| August | 87°F | 66°F | 76.5°F | 3.84 |
| September | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | 3.86 |
| October | 72°F | 47°F | 59.3°F | 3.60 |
| November | 60°F | 37°F | 48.4°F | 4.21 |
| December | 50°F | 31°F | 40.9°F | 5.42 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Tennessee been warmer than normal?
5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 58.5°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 0.6°F per century; the warmest year was 1921 (60.6°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 59.0°F | +0.6°F |
| 2022 | 58.5°F | +0.1°F |
| 2023 | 60.0°F | +1.5°F |
| 2024 | 60.6°F | +2.1°F |
| 2025 | 59.4°F | +1.0°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Tennessee?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Memphis has the warmest year (63.4°F) and Mount Leconte the coolest (42.2°F); Mount Leconte is the wettest (84.5 in) and Bristol the driest (44.0 in), and Mount Leconte gets the most snow (77 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 60.8°F | 91°F | 30°F | 50.5 | 5 | March 31 |
| Memphis | 63.4°F | 92°F | 33°F | 54.9 | 3 | March 16 |
| Knoxville | 59.6°F | 88°F | 30°F | 51.9 | 5 | April 1 |
| Chattanooga | 61.9°F | 91°F | 32°F | 55.0 | 4 | March 24 |
| Clarksville | 58.4°F | 89°F | 28°F | 47.2 | – | April 6 |
| Murfreesboro | 58.9°F | 89°F | 28°F | 55.9 | 2 | April 9 |
| Franklin | 59.7°F | 91°F | 29°F | 53.8 | 2 | April 3 |
| Jackson | 60.0°F | 90°F | 29°F | 53.9 | – | April 5 |
| Smyrna | 57.9°F | 90°F | 26°F | – | – | April 13 |
| Spring Hill | 59.7°F | 89°F | 29°F | 56.0 | 4 | April 3 |
| Kingsport | 57.5°F | 87°F | 27°F | 45.0 | 5 | April 9 |
| Collierville | 61.1°F | 91°F | 29°F | 57.0 | 1 | March 29 |
| Lebanon | 59.1°F | 90°F | 28°F | 54.5 | – | April 6 |
| Cleveland | 59.6°F | 89°F | 29°F | 57.6 | 1 | April 6 |
| Columbia | 58.0°F | 89°F | 27°F | 56.8 | 1 | April 10 |
| Brentwood | 57.9°F | 90°F | 26°F | 54.4 | – | April 15 |
| Germantown | 62.2°F | 92°F | 31°F | 55.2 | 2 | March 22 |
| Cookeville | 57.4°F | 87°F | 27°F | 60.0 | 6 | April 14 |
| Oak Ridge | 59.8°F | 89°F | 30°F | 55.5 | – | March 31 |
| Morristown | 57.3°F | 86°F | 27°F | 48.1 | 9 | April 10 |
| Bristol | 56.6°F | 86°F | 26°F | 44.0 | 9 | April 16 |
| Shelbyville | 59.6°F | 89°F | 29°F | 59.4 | 1 | April 7 |
| Tullahoma | 58.7°F | 87°F | 29°F | 60.6 | 3 | April 6 |
| Springfield | 58.1°F | 89°F | 27°F | 53.3 | 6 | April 9 |
| Sevierville | 59.0°F | 90°F | 27°F | 48.8 | 4 | April 6 |
| Goodlettsville | 56.5°F | 86°F | 25°F | 55.6 | – | April 7 |
| Dickson | 58.1°F | 87°F | 28°F | 54.1 | 3 | April 13 |
| White House | 58.2°F | 89°F | 27°F | 54.4 | – | April 7 |
| Greeneville | 56.7°F | 87°F | 26°F | 46.4 | 8 | April 20 |
| Dyersburg | 60.1°F | 90°F | 29°F | 53.3 | – | March 28 |
| Athens | 58.8°F | 88°F | 28°F | 60.4 | 4 | April 6 |
| Elizabethton | 55.9°F | 86°F | 26°F | 48.0 | 6 | April 19 |
| McMinnville | 60.2°F | 89°F | 31°F | 54.4 | 4 | April 7 |
| Portland | 58.2°F | 89°F | 27°F | 54.3 | 2 | April 5 |
| Manchester | 56.7°F | 86°F | 26°F | 59.3 | – | April 13 |
| Lewisburg | 59.0°F | 91°F | 28°F | 56.1 | 1 | April 14 |
| Soddy-Daisy | 58.0°F | 88°F | 28°F | 63.1 | 4 | April 7 |
| Crossville | 55.3°F | 83°F | 26°F | 57.5 | – | April 16 |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County | 57.9°F | 88°F | 27°F | – | – | April 12 |
| Lawrenceburg | 58.8°F | 88°F | 28°F | – | – | April 8 |
| Lenoir City | 59.1°F | 89°F | 28°F | 55.2 | 4 | April 5 |
| Martin | 58.9°F | 90°F | 27°F | 54.7 | 3 | April 4 |
| Union City | 57.9°F | 88°F | 27°F | 53.8 | 6 | April 3 |
| Fairview | 58.8°F | 89°F | 28°F | 57.0 | – | April 7 |
| Paris | 58.0°F | 88°F | 27°F | 55.0 | 5 | April 7 |
| Winchester | 59.2°F | 87°F | 30°F | 57.7 | 4 | April 6 |
| Brownsville | 60.9°F | 91°F | 30°F | 56.1 | 2 | March 29 |
| Jefferson City | 55.9°F | 87°F | 25°F | 48.5 | 3 | April 24 |
| Covington | 59.2°F | 89°F | 29°F | 55.8 | 2 | March 27 |
| Milan | 59.7°F | 90°F | 28°F | 56.2 | 3 | April 4 |
| Pulaski | 57.3°F | 88°F | 25°F | 58.6 | 2 | April 14 |
| Lexington | 59.2°F | 89°F | 27°F | 54.8 | 2 | April 5 |
| Dayton | 58.4°F | 88°F | 28°F | 58.7 | 2 | April 4 |
| Savannah | 61.5°F | 91°F | 30°F | 59.2 | – | March 31 |
| Ripley | 60.2°F | 90°F | 29°F | 56.8 | 2 | March 26 |
| Fayetteville | 60.0°F | 89°F | 31°F | 59.8 | 1 | April 7 |
| Newport | 58.7°F | 88°F | 28°F | 46.7 | 3 | April 7 |
| Henderson | 58.1°F | 89°F | 27°F | 61.8 | – | April 10 |
| Kingston | 58.4°F | 88°F | 28°F | 58.8 | 2 | April 3 |
| Erwin | 55.4°F | 85°F | 25°F | 47.0 | 9 | April 21 |
| Lafayette | 58.4°F | 88°F | 27°F | – | – | April 3 |
| Rockwood | 57.5°F | 88°F | 28°F | 60.5 | 2 | April 8 |
| Smithville | 56.9°F | 88°F | 26°F | 57.0 | 3 | April 18 |
| Bolivar | 59.6°F | 90°F | 28°F | 56.1 | 2 | April 3 |
| Sparta | 58.0°F | 88°F | 28°F | 58.7 | 5 | April 15 |
| Mount Pleasant | 59.4°F | 91°F | 27°F | 62.2 | – | April 5 |
| Christiana | 57.2°F | 87°F | 26°F | 57.9 | – | April 14 |
| Rogersville | 56.3°F | 86°F | 26°F | 48.8 | 6 | April 14 |
| Selmer | 60.4°F | 90°F | 30°F | 59.1 | 1 | April 6 |
| Huntingdon | 59.1°F | 89°F | 28°F | 55.9 | 3 | April 2 |
| Waverly | 58.9°F | 88°F | 27°F | – | – | April 2 |
| Hohenwald | 58.4°F | 87°F | 28°F | 57.1 | – | April 5 |
| Livingston | 57.4°F | 87°F | 27°F | 53.5 | 2 | April 12 |
| Oneida | 55.1°F | 85°F | 25°F | 58.1 | 6 | April 23 |
| Gatlinburg | 55.3°F | 83°F | 27°F | 58.2 | 8 | April 17 |
| Camden | 60.0°F | 90°F | 28°F | 51.6 | 3 | April 3 |
| Centerville | 57.3°F | 86°F | 27°F | – | – | April 11 |
| Sewanee | 57.4°F | 84°F | 29°F | 64.0 | – | April 2 |
| Dresden | 58.6°F | 88°F | 27°F | 53.6 | 0 | April 3 |
| Woodbury | 58.4°F | 90°F | 27°F | 57.6 | – | April 17 |
| Monterey | 56.4°F | 84°F | 27°F | 64.3 | 16 | April 10 |
| Kingston Springs | 59.0°F | 91°F | 27°F | 50.5 | 1 | April 13 |
| Mountain City | 53.4°F | 82°F | 23°F | 47.2 | 12 | April 27 |
| Tazewell | 54.2°F | 85°F | 23°F | 54.7 | 8 | April 23 |
| Alamo | 59.5°F | 89°F | 29°F | 53.6 | 4 | March 28 |
| Waynesboro | 58.0°F | 88°F | 27°F | 61.8 | 1 | April 14 |
| Carthage | 58.5°F | 89°F | 27°F | 52.5 | 2 | April 10 |
| Gladeville | 57.6°F | 90°F | 26°F | 54.1 | 1 | April 16 |
| Parsons | 60.2°F | 91°F | 28°F | 57.1 | 2 | April 5 |
| Jamestown | 55.2°F | 84°F | 25°F | 59.2 | 19 | April 20 |
| Lookout Mountain | 57.4°F | 84°F | 29°F | 58.6 | – | March 31 |
| Spring City | 57.3°F | 87°F | 26°F | 59.4 | 1 | April 11 |
| Dover | 58.6°F | 88°F | 27°F | 54.8 | 4 | April 4 |
| Pikeville | 59.3°F | 88°F | 30°F | 56.2 | 4 | April 11 |
| Charlotte | 57.5°F | 88°F | 27°F | 52.0 | – | April 11 |
| Decatur | 58.4°F | 89°F | 28°F | 57.6 | 3 | April 10 |
| Norris | 55.6°F | 85°F | 25°F | 57.7 | 3 | April 22 |
| Whitwell | 60.2°F | 88°F | 32°F | 63.7 | 3 | March 26 |
| Monteagle | 55.9°F | 83°F | 26°F | 67.0 | 5 | April 10 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 58.4°F | 89°F | 26°F | 54.8 | – | April 7 |
| Ardmore | 61.6°F | 91°F | 30°F | 55.7 | – | March 30 |
| Linden | 58.3°F | 89°F | 27°F | 57.6 | 2 | April 12 |
| Lobelville | 58.3°F | 89°F | 26°F | 57.3 | – | April 13 |
| Roan Mountain | 51.8°F | 80°F | 22°F | 52.5 | – | April 30 |
| Gainesboro | 57.3°F | 90°F | 24°F | 56.5 | 5 | April 20 |
| Coalmont | 54.9°F | 83°F | 26°F | 63.2 | – | April 21 |
| Decaturville | 58.9°F | 88°F | 27°F | 56.9 | – | April 4 |
| Byrdstown | 56.8°F | 85°F | 27°F | 54.6 | – | April 12 |
| Tellico Plains | 59.2°F | 90°F | 28°F | 55.3 | 3 | April 13 |
| Wartrace | 56.7°F | 82°F | 28°F | 60.3 | – | April 1 |
| Townsend | 55.1°F | 82°F | 26°F | 60.3 | 9 | April 20 |
| Allardt | 55.5°F | 83°F | 27°F | 59.8 | 13 | April 17 |
| Moscow | 61.2°F | 90°F | 30°F | 54.9 | 2 | March 29 |
| Big Sandy | 59.3°F | 88°F | 29°F | 51.8 | 4 | April 8 |
| Bethpage | 56.7°F | 88°F | 25°F | 55.0 | 5 | April 16 |
| Samburg | 57.8°F | 87°F | 27°F | 53.2 | – | April 3 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Tennessee's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 113°F to −32°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 113°F | Perryville (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | August 9, 1930 |
| Lowest temperature | −32°F | Mountain City | December 30, 1917 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 20.73 in | McEwen | August 21, 2021 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 30 in | Mount Leconte | March 14, 1993 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 63 in | Mount Leconte (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | March 15, 1993 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in Tennessee have no climate record of their own?
These 4 cities of 50,000 or more have no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under their own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
- Johnson City73,635 people
- Hendersonville63,947 people
- Bartlett56,708 people
- Gallatin52,489 people
Which other NOAA stations in Tennessee keep normals?
32 stations in Tennessee that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Ames Plantation61.2°F
- Centerville Water Plant59.5°F
- Cheatham Lock and Dam58.7°F
- Clarksville No.258.2°F
- Clarksville Wastewater Treatment Plant59.2°F
- Crossville (7 mi NW)54.5°F
- Crossville Ed & Research53.7°F
- Dyersburg station58.7°F
- Fall Creek Falls State Park55.3°F
- Jackson (4 mi NE)59.3°F
- Jackson Experiment Station59.9°F
- Knoxville Experiment Station57.9°F
- Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina59.4°F
- Lancing (6 mi NW)55.8°F
- Lebanon (7 mi N)58.6°F
- Lynchburg58.1°F
- Memphis Weather Office61.1°F
- Montgomery Bell State Park56.8°F
- Morristown Weather Office58.2°F
- Mount Leconte42.2°F
- Mousetail Landing State Park59.2°F
- Nashville Berry Field60.1°F
- Neapolis Reservoir & Edu Station59.5°F
- Newcomb56.0°F
- Newfound Gap48.8°F
- Oak Ridge Atdd58.6°F
- Old Hickory Dam58.5°F
- Old Hickory Weather Office58.6°F
- Pickett State Park54.3°F
- Rock Island State Park58.8°F
- Shelby Bottoms Nature59.3°F
- Warner Park58.6°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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