Winter temperatures · Tennessee
How cold does Nashville get in winter?
In a typical winter, December to February, Nashville averages highs around 52°F and lows around 32°F.
About 6 days a year never get above freezing. About 2 nights a year drop to 10°F or colder, and a night below zero comes along less than once a year. That makes it the 43rd mildest winter of the 129 US cities we track.
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The coldest low in the forecast for the next 48 hours is about 32°F.
Nashville averages winter highs around 52°F, so a hard freeze here gets talked about like a celebrity sighting.
Live 48-hour forecast from OpenWeatherMap, refreshed about every half hour. Alerts from the National Weather Service.
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Winter at a glance
| Average winter high | 52°F |
|---|---|
| Average winter low | 32°F |
| Days a year that stay below freezing | 6 |
| Nights a year at 32°F or colder | 66 |
| Nights a year at 10°F or colder | 2 |
| Nights a year below zero | fewer than one |
| Average summer high, for comparison | 90°F |
Winter here is December to February. Counts are averages a year.
Cities with about the same winter
- Eugene, Oregon: highs around 49°F, lows around 35°F
- Greensboro, North Carolina: highs around 52°F, lows around 32°F
- Portland, Oregon: highs around 49°F, lows around 36°F
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991 to 2020, station USW00013897.