Nashville month by month
Plan your visit to Nashville by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
Nashville's measured year runs from 8°C in January to 32°C in July. Winter sits between 8°C and 12°C across December through February, with 10 to 12 rain days per month. Spring moves fast. March reaches 17°C, April 21°C, and May 26°C, though May also brings 14 rain days. Summer levels off from June through August at 31 or 32°C, and July logs 17 rain days, the highest monthly count in the year. Fall cools to 28°C in September and 23°C in October, where rain days drop to 7.
All 12 month guides are published beneath this index. If you're planning around dry weather, open October first. Its 7 rain days and 23°C high make it the driest stretch in the calendar. For summer travel, the June through August pages cover 31-32°C with 13 rain days in June and August. The spring months, March through May, show a rapid temperature climb and variable rainfall. December and February both average 12°C, but February logs 12 rain days to December's 10.
July needs the closest read. Its 32°C high and 17 rain days are the peak values for both temperature and rainfall in the measured year.
October stands apart at 23°C and 7 rain days, the lowest rainfall count in Nashville's measured year.
- January
- High
- 8°C
- Low
- -1°C
- Rain
- 127 mm
January in Nashville is cold, gray, and noticeably quieter than the bachelorette-party chaos that swamps Lower Broadway from April through October. Daytime temperatures hover…
- February
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 138 mm
February in Nashville is cold, gray, and wet. That's the honest version. Daytime highs reach about 12°C (54°F), but mornings regularly dip to 1.5°C (35°F), and the city gets…
- March
- High
- 17°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 141 mm
March in Nashville is the month when you learn to stop trusting the 5-day forecast. The average high sits at 17°C (63°F) and the low around 6°C (42°F), but those numbers disguise…
- April
- High
- 21°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 133 mm
April might be Nashville's most comfortable month. Daytime highs reach about 21°C (70°F), overnight lows sit near 10°C (50°F), and the humidity hovers around 68%, which feels…
- May
- High
- 26°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 157 mm
May in Nashville is the last comfortable outdoor month before Southern summer takes hold. Daytime highs average 25.8°C (78°F) and evenings settle to 15.2°C (59°F), which means you…
- June
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 20°C
- Rain
- 157 mm
June in Nashville means heat, and the kind that follows you indoors. Daytime temperatures typically reach 31°C (87°F), but the 71% humidity makes it feel closer to 38°C (100°F) by…
- July
- High
- 32°C
- Low
- 22°C
- Rain
- 198 mm
July in Nashville is hot. Not pleasantly warm, not "a bit muggy." The average high sits at 32°C (90°F), humidity hovers around 76%, and the combination produces a heat index that…
- August
- High
- 31°C
- Low
- 21°C
- Rain
- 180 mm
August in Nashville is defined by one sensation, and you will feel it before you have crossed the airport parking lot. The humidity. Daytime highs typically reach 31°C (87°F), but…
- September
- High
- 28°C
- Low
- 18°C
- Rain
- 195 mm
September in Nashville brings genuine relief from summer's worst heat, though it arrives with its own complications. The average high drops to 27.9°C (82°F) from August's 31°C…
- October
- High
- 23°C
- Low
- 12°C
- Rain
- 86 mm
October might be Nashville's single best month for a visit. Daytime highs average 22.8°C (73°F), lows settle around 12.1°C (54°F), and total rainfall drops to 86mm across roughly 7…
- November
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 106 mm
November in Nashville is fall foliage at its tail end and the city's biggest week in country music. The CMA Awards land mid-month at Bridgestone Arena, and that single week…
- December
- High
- 12°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 113 mm
December in Nashville is all about the holiday season, and the city leans into it hard. The Grand Ole Opry runs Christmas specials through the month, Gaylord Opryland Resort fills…