Memphis, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MEMPHIS INTL AP, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Memphis
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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
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