Memphis, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MEMPHIS INTL AP, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

30° 50° 70° 90° J F M A M J J A S O N D
Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Memphis has an annual average temperature of 63.4°F with about 54.9 inches of precipitation per year and 2.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 33.3°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.87 in) and September the driest (3.03 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,619
Cooling need
2,037

Best time to visit Memphis

Full guide →

Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Memphis's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
5
1950s
74
1960s
30
1970s
34
1980s
70
1990s
19
2000s
53
2010s
49
2020s
32

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 50.9°F 33.3°F 42.1°F 4.14 in 0.9 in 10
February 55.5°F 36.7°F 46.1°F 4.55 in 1.0 in 10
March 64.2°F 44.3°F 54.2°F 5.74 in 0.5 in 12
April 73.4°F 53.0°F 63.2°F 5.87 in 10
May 81.7°F 62.4°F 72.1°F 5.27 in 11
June 89.4°F 70.4°F 79.9°F 3.99 in 9
July 91.9°F 73.6°F 82.8°F 4.82 in 10
August 91.5°F 72.6°F 82.1°F 3.37 in 8
September 86.0°F 65.9°F 76.0°F 3.03 in 7
October 75.1°F 54.0°F 64.6°F 3.98 in 8
November 62.6°F 42.9°F 52.7°F 4.69 in 0.1 in 9
December 53.4°F 36.2°F 44.8°F 5.49 in 0.2 in 10

Climate twins of Memphis

Why these? →

The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).

Frost dates
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time records
Hottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendar
What to plant, and when

Compare Memphis to another city