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Memphis, TN weather averages
NOAA climate normals for 1991-2020, measured at Memphis Intl Ap, 5.4 km from the city centre — month by month temperature, rain and snow.
Quick answer
Memphis averages a daily high of 72.5°F and a daily low of 53.6°F across the year, with 53.68 inches of precipitation. July is the warmest month at 91.6°F and January the coldest at 32.6°F.
- Average annual high
- 72.5°FWarmest month July
- Average annual low
- 53.6°FColdest month January
- Precipitation per year
- 53.68 inWettest month December
- Snowfall per year
- 3.8 in42.8 days at or below 32°F
Memphis weather month by month
Normal daily high and low, precipitation and snowfall for each month, 1991-2020.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in | Snow in | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49.8 | 32.6 | 3.98 | 1.9 | 32.6 to 49.8 degrees |
| February | 54.7 | 36.3 | 4.39 | 1.3 | 36.3 to 54.7 degrees |
| March | 63.9 | 44.1 | 5.16 | 0.4 | 44.1 to 63.9 degrees |
| April | 73 | 52.9 | 5.5 | 0 | 52.9 to 73 degrees |
| May | 81.2 | 62.2 | 5.25 | 0 | 62.2 to 81.2 degrees |
| June | 88.9 | 70.3 | 3.63 | 0 | 70.3 to 88.9 degrees |
| July | 91.6 | 73.8 | 4.59 | 0 | 73.8 to 91.6 degrees |
| August | 91.3 | 72.7 | 2.88 | 0 | 72.7 to 91.3 degrees |
| September | 85.1 | 65.2 | 3.09 | 0 | 65.2 to 85.1 degrees |
| October | 74.4 | 53.8 | 3.98 | 0 | 53.8 to 74.4 degrees |
| November | 62.6 | 43.7 | 5.49 | 0 | 43.7 to 62.6 degrees |
| December | 52.1 | 35.1 | 5.74 | 0.2 | 35.1 to 52.1 degrees |
Source: NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013893, Memphis Intl Ap · rates as published for 1991-2020 normals
How to read Memphis climate normals
What a climate normal is, and what it is not.
A normal is the average of thirty years of daily observations at one station — here Memphis Intl Ap, 5.4 km from the centre of Memphis. It describes a typical year, so any single year will run warmer, cooler, wetter or drier. Readings taken at an airport on the edge of town usually sit a degree or two below a dense downtown on summer nights. Memphis sees about 64.3 days a year at or above 90°F and about 73 days with a tenth of an inch of precipitation or more.
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