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When is the best time to visit Nashville?

The best time to visit Nashville is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Nashville has four seasons without a desert summer or a guaranteed freeze. Pack for mixed weather. The good outdoor weeks are real, and so are the grey ones. Nashville is a city in United States. This page is about Nashville, not a country average.

Most visitors come for cities, walking and the milder stretch of the year. Treat midwinter as museums and food unless you like weather for its own sake. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Nashville actually feels.

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Spring

Spring in Nashville is when the year becomes walkable again. March, April and May are mixed: bright days, wet days, and the odd reminder that winter has not fully left.

In Nashville the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is a good month-range for a city break that wants outdoor hours without betting the packing list on heat. Carry a shell.

Read Nashville in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Summer

Summer in Nashville is the most usable stretch of the year: June, July and August. Long days, milder nights, and outdoor weather that makes a city break feel like a holiday.

In Nashville the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. It is still a mixed-sky climate. A grey afternoon is not a surprise. Pack for sitting outside and for the hour you duck into a museum because the sky decided otherwise.

Read Nashville in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Autumn

Autumn in Nashville is the second spring, then a slide: September, October and November. Early weeks are for walking. Later weeks are for jackets and shorter outdoor plans.

In Nashville the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Rain returns as a planning constraint. Nashville in these months is still a good city-break climate if you pack for weather instead of for a brochure afternoon.

Read Nashville in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Winter

Winter in Nashville is grey, wet and short on daylight: December, January and February. Snow is possible and not the identity of the season. Museums, food and walking between showers are the trip.

In Nashville the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. A bright winter afternoon in Nashville is worth going out for. The rest of the day is not a failed summer. It is the climate this place actually has.

Read Nashville in this stretch as its own climate, not as a generic holiday season copied from another destination.

Nashville weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Nashville, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Nashville weather by month: average temperature, rainfall and wind for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January4°C / 39°F102 mm
February6°C / 43°F113 mm
March11°C / 51°F115 mm
April16°C / 60°F120 mm
May21°C / 69°F124 mm
June25°C / 77°F110 mm
July27°C / 80°F104 mm
August26°C / 79°F97 mm
September23°C / 73°F96 mm
October16°C / 61°F85 mm
November10°C / 50°F98 mm
December6°C / 42°F111 mm

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Climate averages for Nashville, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Nashville is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

July is the hottest month, with an average around 27°C.

May is the wettest month, with about 124 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 4°C (39°F) against 27°C (80°F) in July.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.