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Tennessee weather by city

VSWeather covers 115 cities and towns in Tennessee, from Nashville (population 684,298) down to Pleasant View (population 5,111). Sunshine runs close to the national norm, with 196 sunny days a year in the typical covered city against a median of 205 across the country. Winters are cool and summers warm: the typical city averages 38 °F in January and 78 °F in July. Rain or snow falls on 130 days a year in the typical city, close to the national median of 122 days.

January averages run from 35 °F in Crossville to 42 °F in Memphis. July averages run from 74 °F in Crossville to 82 °F in Memphis. Germantown tops 90 °F on 74 days a year against 6 in Crossville.

The sharpest climate contrast among Tennessee's bigger cities is Memphis against Johnson City: Johnson City collects 14 inches of snow a winter to Memphis's 3 inches, and Memphis reaches 90 °F on 71 days a year against 19 in Johnson City.

Every figure is a 30 year average for 1991 to 2020.

Tennessee climate standouts

The top 10 covered cities in the state for each measure.

Sunniest

  1. 1Millington 213 sunny days
  2. 2Memphis 212 sunny days
  3. 3Atoka 212 sunny days
  4. 4Covington 212 sunny days
  5. 5Munford 212 sunny days
  6. 6Dyersburg 212 sunny days
  7. 7Bartlett 211 sunny days
  8. 8Arlington 211 sunny days
  9. 9Lakeland 211 sunny days
  10. 10Ripley 211 sunny days

Snowiest

  1. 1Elizabethton 19 in of snow
  2. 2Newport 17 in of snow
  3. 3Johnson City 14 in of snow
  4. 4Pigeon Forge 14 in of snow
  5. 5Crossville 13 in of snow
  6. 6Jonesborough 12 in of snow
  7. 7Erwin 12 in of snow
  8. 8Greeneville 11 in of snow
  9. 9Bristol 11 in of snow
  10. 10Bloomingdale 11 in of snow

Rainiest

  1. 1Elizabethton 161 wet days a year
  2. 2Pigeon Forge 155 wet days a year
  3. 3Crossville 148 wet days a year
  4. 4Johnson City 148 wet days a year
  5. 5Jonesborough 148 wet days a year
  6. 6Erwin 148 wet days a year
  7. 7Greeneville 147 wet days a year
  8. 8La Follette 146 wet days a year
  9. 9Kingsport 144 wet days a year
  10. 10Bloomingdale 144 wet days a year

Warmest

  1. 1Memphis 63 °F average
  2. 2Germantown 62 °F average
  3. 3Savannah 62 °F average
  4. 4Collierville 62 °F average
  5. 5Arlington 62 °F average
  6. 6Lakeland 62 °F average
  7. 7Bartlett 61 °F average
  8. 8Chattanooga 61 °F average
  9. 9East Ridge 61 °F average
  10. 10Millington 61 °F average

Popular Tennessee comparisons

The state's biggest cities, head to head.

All covered Tennessee cities and towns

Every place links to its full climate profile.

National rankings

See how Tennessee cities place among the sunniest cities and snowiest cities and more in the US city weather rankings.

About this data

Figures are 30 year averages for 1991 to 2020, computed from daily climate history at each city's own coordinates. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days; snowfall and temperature are anchored to NOAA station measurements. Methods and sources are described on the data sources page.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).