Nashville, NC Climate

Nashville, NC is located in the southeastern part of the United States, and has a humid subtropical climate. It experiences hot and humid summers with mild winters. The area has an average rainfall of 46 inches per year, mostly from thunderstorms during the warmer months. In summer months, Nashville typically sees high temperatures in the mid 80s Fahrenheit (30s Celsius), while winter temperatures hover near 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). The city's relative humidity levels remain consistently higher than other areas in North Carolina throughout the year.

Nashville, North Carolina gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nashville averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Nashville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nashville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 29
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Nashville is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Carolina.

6.6 Summer - 6.8 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Nashville, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nashville, North Carolina	United States
	45.0 in.	38.1 in.
	1.9 in.	27.8 in.
	106.1 days	106.2 days
	220 days	205 days
	90.1°	85.8°
	28.9°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	187 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Nashville with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Carolina. In Nashville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nashville are May, September and October.

In Nashville, there are 45.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Carolina.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Nashville with an average of 28.9°. This is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Nashville, there are 73.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

In Nashville, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Carolina.

Humidity in Nashville can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

August is the wettest month in Nashville with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is November with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.0 inches in Nashville means that it is drier than most places in North Carolina.

July is the rainiest month in Nashville with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 106.1 rainy days annually in Nashville, which is less rainy than most places in North Carolina. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.9 inches in Nashville means that it is less snowy than most places in North Carolina. January is the snowiest month in Nashville with 1.1 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.