Zip 37212 (Nashville, TN) Climate

Nashville, TN 37212 has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Summers typically have high temperatures in the mid-90s (Fahrenheit) and can frequently reach 100 degrees or above. Winters are typically quite mild with temperatures usually staying at or above freezing. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with the summer months usually being a bit wetter due to increased thunderstorm activity. Snowfall is possible but generally not very heavy during the winter months

Nashville (zip 37212), Tennessee gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nashville (zip 37212) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Nashville (zip 37212). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nashville (zip 37212) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37212 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37212 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nashville, Tennessee	United States
	49.4 in.	38.1 in.
	3.8 in.	27.8 in.
	119.6 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	26.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.6	4.3
	627 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 the 37212 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In the 37212 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37212 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 37212 zip code, there are 36.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 37212 zip code with an average of 26.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37212 zip code, there are 85.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37212 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 37212 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 37212 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 37212 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.4 inches in the 37212 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 37212 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in the 37212 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in the 37212 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37212 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.