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Best time to visit Nashville

October is the best time to visit Nashville for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May.

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 92/100
The least cloud October 47 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 91 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 8.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 October 92 22 °C 8
2 April 84 21 °C 12
3 May 82 25 °C 12
4 September 80 28 °C 8
5 November 68 15 °C 9
6 June 67 30 °C 13
7 March 65 16 °C 12
8 August 64 31 °C 11
9 July 58 31 °C 13
10 February 48 11 °C 11
11 December 45 10 °C 11
12 January 39 8.5 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 8.5 °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 8.5 °C 106 mm 64 %
February 11.0 °C 116 mm 66 %
March 15.7 °C 126 mm 62 %
April 20.9 °C 130 mm 57 %
May 25.4 °C 125 mm 58 %
June 29.6 °C 109 mm 55 %
July 31.4 °C 112 mm 54 %
August 31.1 °C 94 mm 50 %
September 27.8 °C 92 mm 47 %
October 21.9 °C 91 mm 47 %
November 15.0 °C 100 mm 54 %
December 10.0 °C 126 mm 64 %

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.