Nashville, MO climate
Nashville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Nashville feels like
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Nashville weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 25° | 1.8" | 2.4" | 5 | 4 | 29° – 44° |
| February | 49° | 28° | 2.0" | 1.0" | 5 | 2 | 31° – 48° |
| March | 59° | 37° | 3.1" | 1.6" | 7 | 0 | 41° – 60° |
| April | 68° | 46° | 4.9" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50° – 64° |
| May | 77° | 56° | 6.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| June | 85° | 65° | 5.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| July | 90° | 69° | 4.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74° – 86° |
| August | 89° | 67° | 3.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72° – 84° |
| September | 81° | 59° | 4.5" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| October | 70° | 47° | 3.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| November | 58° | 37° | 3.2" | 0.1" | 7 | 0 | 40° – 55° |
| December | 47° | 28° | 2.4" | 2.7" | 5 | 2 | 24° – 44° |
| Year | 68° | 47° | 45.3" | 7.8" | 80 | 8 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Nashville
Nashville gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 8 days of the year.
About 198 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 6 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 198 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 71% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Nashville
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Nashville, 76% of that work is heating and 24% is cooling.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Nashville and its neighbors
Nashville borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Northfork has the coldest January nights (24°) and South West the hottest July afternoons (90°). Nashville’s January low is 25° and its July high 90°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Nashville compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Nashville averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.5°). The shift is smaller than in 97% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Nashville’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 44°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Nashville’s climate
What is the coldest month in Nashville?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Nashville?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 39 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Nashville get?
About 8 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Nashville?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 6.
What is the rainiest month in Nashville?
May, with 6.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Nashville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Waco 4n, MO (12 mi, snow) and Joplin 24 N, MO (8 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.