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Best time to visit Memphis

October is the best time to visit Memphis for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 8 wet days.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 93/100
The least cloud September 41 % average cloud cover
The least rain August 72 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 9.9 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 93 23 °C 8
2 April 87 22 °C 10
3 May 80 27 °C 11
4 September 78 29 °C 8
5 November 72 16 °C 9
6 March 71 17 °C 11
7 June 67 31 °C 10
8 August 63 32 °C 9
9 July 58 32 °C 11
10 February 54 12 °C 10
11 December 50 11 °C 10
12 January 46 9.9 °C 9

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 9 wet days and highs near 9.9 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.9 °C 98 mm 58 %
February 12.5 °C 105 mm 61 %
March 17.0 °C 129 mm 59 %
April 22.1 °C 123 mm 53 %
May 26.5 °C 118 mm 56 %
June 30.6 °C 89 mm 50 %
July 32.2 °C 88 mm 50 %
August 32.0 °C 72 mm 45 %
September 29.0 °C 75 mm 41 %
October 23.0 °C 103 mm 43 %
November 16.1 °C 100 mm 51 %
December 11.3 °C 129 mm 58 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.