Nashville, TN Climate & Monthly Averages
The climate of Nashville
Seasons are the whole story in Nashville. The gap between an average July and an average January is 22°C - hot, humid summers and generally mild winters - which in practice means 89°F (32°C) afternoons at one end of the calendar and 47°F (9°C) at the other.
Climate quick facts
- Hottest month: July - highs near 89°F (32°C)
- Coldest month: January - highs near 47°F (9°C)
- Decade extremes (2015-2024): 100°F (38°C) high · -2°F (-19°C) low
- Wettest month: August (15 rainy days) · Sunniest: June (11.7 h sun/day)
- Climate type: humid subtropical
- Annual swing: 22°C between the average warmest and coolest month · day to night: 10°C
- Snow: about 4 days a year
- Months averaging 30°C or hotter: 3
- Average humidity: 73%
Temperatures through the year
The wettest month is August (7.5 inches (191 mm) across 15 days) and the driest November. At its warmest, in July, Nashville runs to 89°F (32°C) in the afternoon and back to 72°F (22°C) by dawn. January bottoms out at 47°F (9°C) in daylight, 31°F (0°C) after dark. Sunshine averages 8.7 hours a day over the year, peaking in June at 11.7 hours.
Rain, sun and snow
Snow falls on roughly 4 days a year, mostly December through March. Average lows drop to freezing in one month of the year, January. Across the gridded 2015-2024 daily record, the highest daily maximum for this location was 100°F (38°C) and the lowest daily minimum -2°F (-19°C).
How Nashville compares
- Annual precipitation is 67.8 inches (1723 mm) - wetter than 88% of the 3496 cities we track.
Ranked against every city in our dataset, each measured on the same ten-year window.
Monthly climate table
| Month | High | Low | Rain days | Precipitation | Sunshine | Daylight | Wet-day chance | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 31° | 12 | 4.9 in | 6.1 h/day | 9.9 h | 37% | 72% |
| February | 53° | 35° | 13 | 6.2 in | 6.1 h/day | 10.8 h | 45% | 72% |
| March | 61° | 42° | 14 | 5.4 in | 7.8 h/day | 11.9 h | 44% | 71% |
| April | 69° | 49° | 12 | 5.4 in | 9.3 h/day | 13.1 h | 41% | 70% |
| May | 78° | 59° | 13 | 5.2 in | 10.5 h/day | 14.1 h | 42% | 74% |
| June | 86° | 67° | 14 | 6.0 in | 11.7 h/day | 14.6 h | 46% | 72% |
| July | 89° | 72° | 17 | 7.1 in | 11.6 h/day | 14.4 h | 54% | 77% |
| August | 87° | 70° | 15 | 7.5 in | 10.6 h/day | 13.5 h | 49% | 77% |
| September | 83° | 65° | 9 | 6.1 in | 9.8 h/day | 12.4 h | 31% | 73% |
| October | 73° | 54° | 9 | 4.3 in | 8.6 h/day | 11.2 h | 29% | 70% |
| November | 60° | 42° | 9 | 4.2 in | 7.0 h/day | 10.2 h | 31% | 71% |
| December | 53° | 37° | 11 | 5.5 in | 5.8 h/day | 9.7 h | 36% | 75% |
Nashville month by month
Average high and low for each month, with the bar showing where it sits in Nashville's year (left is the coldest night, right is the warmest afternoon).
January
- Rain
- 12 days
- Sunshine
- 6.1 h
- Daylight
- 9.9 h
- Snow
- 2 days
February
- Rain
- 13 days
- Sunshine
- 6.1 h
- Daylight
- 10.8 h
- Snow
- 1 day
March
- Rain
- 14 days
- Sunshine
- 7.8 h
- Daylight
- 11.9 h
April
- Rain
- 12 days
- Sunshine
- 9.3 h
- Daylight
- 13.1 h
May
- Rain
- 13 days
- Sunshine
- 10.5 h
- Daylight
- 14.1 h
June
- Rain
- 14 days
- Sunshine
- 11.7 h
- Daylight
- 14.6 h
July
- Rain
- 17 days
- Sunshine
- 11.6 h
- Daylight
- 14.4 h
August
- Rain
- 15 days
- Sunshine
- 10.6 h
- Daylight
- 13.5 h
September
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 9.8 h
- Daylight
- 12.4 h
October
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 8.6 h
- Daylight
- 11.2 h
November
- Rain
- 9 days
- Sunshine
- 7.0 h
- Daylight
- 10.2 h
December
- Rain
- 11 days
- Sunshine
- 5.8 h
- Daylight
- 9.7 h
Warmer places to go, by month: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
Seasons in Nashville
Spring (March through May)
Through spring, Nashville brings comfortable warmth: 70°F (21°C) by day, 50°F (10°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 39 of the 90 days.
Summer (June through August)
Summer in Nashville brings hot afternoons, with daytime highs averaging 87°F (31°C) and nights around 70°F (21°C); rain falls on around 46 of the 90 days. Daylight is generous - around 11.3 hours of sun a day. With the moisture factored in, afternoons feel hotter than the reading suggests - the humidity and dew point converter shows why.
Fall (September through November)
Fall brings comfortable warmth here - highs near 72°F (22°C), nights near 54°F (12°C), and expect showers on roughly 28 days across the season.
Winter (December through February)
Through winter, Nashville is brisk and cold: 51°F (11°C) by day, 34°F (1°C) after dark, and rain falls on around 35 of the 90 days, plus about 3 snowy days.
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Best time to visit Nashville
September to December is the sweet spot for Nashville - warm days, manageable rainfall and plenty of daylight line up. Expect 67°F (20°C) in the afternoon and around 10 days of rain in a typical month of it. For the same question asked the other way round, see where else is warm in September.
Pack for Nashville with light clothing for the warm months, a warm jacket and layers for the cooler season and proper waterproofs rather than an umbrella - wet days are the norm here. Even in July, lows of 72°F (22°C) make an extra layer worth the space.
Nashville temperature records (2015-2024)
Derived from ERA5 reanalysis data, 2015–2024. Official station records may differ. Need the precipitation in other units? The mm-to-inches rainfall converter handles it.