Clarksville climate
Clarksville is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.1 °C. April is the wettest month (124 mm) and August the driest (83 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Clarksville averages 1,241 mm of rain, 146 days above 25 °C and 51 days below freezing.
United States · 145 m elevation · population 166,722 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 32 °C
- Coldest month January -0.1 °C
- Driest month August 83 mm
- Wettest month April 124 mm
- Least cloud September 46 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 43 °C
- Coldest on record January -23 °C
What to expectClarksville through the year
Clarksville has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.2 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 146 days a year reach 25 °C, 71 of them reach 30 °C, 51 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 83 mm in August to 124 mm in April. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2 °C | 101 mm | 63 % |
| February | 10.7 °C | 107 mm | 66 % |
| March | 15.6 °C | 122 mm | 61 % |
| April | 20.9 °C | 124 mm | 57 % |
| May | 25.4 °C | 122 mm | 59 % |
| June | 29.8 °C | 95 mm | 54 % |
| July | 31.7 °C | 98 mm | 53 % |
| August | 31.3 °C | 83 mm | 49 % |
| September | 27.8 °C | 86 mm | 46 % |
| October | 21.7 °C | 88 mm | 47 % |
| November | 14.8 °C | 97 mm | 54 % |
| December | 9.7 °C | 117 mm | 64 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 3.2 °C | 22.0 °C | -23.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| February | 10.7 °C | 1.4 °C | 5.2 °C | 25.7 °C | -17.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| March | 15.6 °C | 5.4 °C | 9.7 °C | 28.7 °C | -18.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 20.9 °C | 10.5 °C | 15.1 °C | 30.7 °C | -3.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 25.4 °C | 15.5 °C | 20.0 °C | 36.0 °C | 2.4 °C | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 29.8 °C | 20.0 °C | 24.5 °C | 42.8 °C | 11.3 °C | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 22.1 °C | 26.5 °C | 40.0 °C | 14.7 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| August | 31.3 °C | 21.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 41.0 °C | 12.6 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| September | 27.8 °C | 18.0 °C | 22.4 °C | 37.8 °C | 7.8 °C | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| October | 21.7 °C | 12.0 °C | 16.2 °C | 35.2 °C | 0.4 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 14.8 °C | 6.1 °C | 9.7 °C | 29.4 °C | -9.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| December | 9.7 °C | 2.0 °C | 5.1 °C | 23.2 °C | -13.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 101 mm | 10 | 9.9 h/day | 63 % | 70 % | 16 km/h |
| February | 107 mm | 10 | 11 h/day | 66 % | 69 % | 16 km/h |
| March | 122 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 61 % | 68 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 124 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 57 % | 69 % | 17 km/h |
| May | 122 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 59 % | 73 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 95 mm | 12 | 15 h/day | 54 % | 72 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 98 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 53 % | 71 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 83 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 49 % | 70 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 86 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 46 % | 69 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 88 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 47 % | 69 % | 14 km/h |
| November | 97 mm | 9 | 10 h/day | 54 % | 70 % | 15 km/h |
| December | 117 mm | 10 | 9.7 h/day | 64 % | 74 % | 16 km/h |
How Clarksville compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville | 32 °C | -0.1 °C | 1,241 mm | 146 |
| Nashville · United States | 31 °C | 0.08 °C | 1,327 mm | 146 |
| Murfreesboro · United States | 31 °C | 0.6 °C | 1,335 mm | 147 |
| Huntsville · United States | 31 °C | 1.6 °C | 1,354 mm | 151 |
| Louisville · United States | 31 °C | -2.4 °C | 1,170 mm | 131 |
| Chattanooga · United States | 31 °C | 1.0 °C | 1,311 mm | 145 |
Where Clarksville ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in North America in October | 49th of 50 | 92/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Clarksville’s climate
When is the best time to visit Clarksville?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and August the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Clarksville get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 71 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 43 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -0.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 51 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Clarksville?
April, averaging 124 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is August with 83 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,241 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Clarksville rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 36.530°, -87.359° , 145 m above sea level (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.