Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area, TN Climate

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and wet with average temperatures in the mid to high 40s Fahrenheit. The area receives ample rainfall throughout the year, including both thunderstorms and snow at times. Extended periods of rain and clouds can be expected during spring and fall months. Nashville does experience some extremely hot days in summer months, reaching up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit or more! In winter, occasional cold snaps can bring temperatures down into the teens.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area, Tennessee gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 26
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	United States
	52.0 in.	38.1 in.
	3.5 in.	27.8 in.
	114.0 days	106.2 days
	210 days	205 days
	88.7°	85.8°
	26.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.5	4.3
	709 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.

August is the hottest month for the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area with an average high temperature of 88.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area are May, September and October.

In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, there are 36.7 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area with an average of 26.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, there are 86.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, there are 0.5 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 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 52.0 inches in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.0 rainy days annually in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area, which is about average compared to other 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 3.5 inches in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin metro area with 1.4 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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