Nashville weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Nashville is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 75/100), with October and June close behind. Nashville averages about 2,269 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 92 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,269
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 75/100
- Rain / year
- 1,350 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈39 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 877k
- Elevation
- 173 m
When is the best time to visit Nashville?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nashville is September, then October and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 102 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nashville?
Nashville gets a moderate 2,269 hours of sunshine a year. 75 Sunshine Score points separate September (75) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #293 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,350 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 102 mm | 2 |
| February | 11 | 10° / 50°F | -1° / 30°F | 129 mm | 3 |
| March | 41 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 115 mm | 4 |
| April | 69 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 128 mm | 6 |
| May | 68 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 129 mm | 7 |
| June | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 19° / 66°F | 102 mm | 8 |
| July | 69 | 32° / 90°F | 21° / 70°F | 124 mm | 8 |
| August | 73 | 32° / 90°F | 20° / 68°F | 102 mm | 7 |
| September | 75 | 29° / 84°F | 16° / 61°F | 92 mm | 6 |
| October | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 101 mm | 4 |
| November | 43 | 15° / 59°F | 3° / 37°F | 100 mm | 3 |
| December | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 0° / 32°F | 126 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Huntsville United States · 166 km · best in Oct · 2,403 h sun/yr
- Chattanooga United States · 180 km · best in Oct · 2,300 h sun/yr
- Evansville United States · 226 km · best in Aug · 2,259 h sun/yr
- Louisville United States · 242 km · best in Aug · 2,171 h sun/yr
- Knoxville/Maryville United States · 244 km · best in Oct · 2,346 h sun/yr
- Lexington United States · 281 km · best in Aug · 2,183 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muscle Shoals United States · 175 km · 2,406 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Owensboro United States · 185 km · 2,285 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Paducah United States · 214 km · 2,298 h sun/yr · best in Aug
Head-to-head
How Nashville compares month by month: Nashville vs Chattanooga · Nashville vs Huntsville · Nashville vs Evansville · all comparisons
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