Knoxville, TN: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 65.8°F in Knoxville, TN, the warmest 1 January to 10 October on record, in 156 years since 1871; provisional.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 65.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 156, provisional
Precipitation: 36.98 in; Driest since 2016; 68th driest of 156

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Knoxville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 62.7°F, between 61.3°F and 64.6°F in eight years of ten and 40.89 in of precipitation, between 32.01 in and 50.13 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Knoxville, TN since 1871: 65.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 61.3 to 64.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Knoxville, TN from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	65.8	1	76.2	1	55.3	1	36.98	89	0
2025	63.8	27	73.9	34	53.7	26	39.12	69	0
2024	64.5	8	74.9	12	54.1	17	48.17	12	0
2023	64.2	15	74.3	21	54	21	39.23	68	0
2022	63.3	44	74.2	26	52.5	68	41.77	47	0
2021	63	53	73	62	53.1	39	40.83	55	0
2020	63.8	27	73.4	50	54.3	11	57.44	3	0
2019	65	3	75.2	9	54.9	2	48.29	11	0
2018	64.1	18	73.9	34	54.3	11	45.10	25	0
2017	64.7	5	74.8	14	54.7	5	42.11	42	0
2016	64.6	7	75.2	9	54.1	17	32.24	128	0
2015	62.3	76	72.1	87	52.6	62	36.64	94	0
2014	61.2	113	71.9	90	50.6	130	31.43	137	0
2013	61.7	98	71.4	106	52	84	56.11	5	0
2012	65.1	2	75.5	4	54.7	5	44.71	27	0
2011	64	23	74.6	16	53.4	32	40.02	62	0
2010	62.9	55	73.1	58	52.8	52	32.88	125	0
2009	61.8	92	71.5	103	52.1	81	47.81	14	0
2008	62.3	76	73	62	51.7	97	34.57	108	0
2007	64.4	11	75.6	3	53.2	36	24.68	154	0
2006	63.5	37	73.9	34	53.1	39	39.51	66	0
2005	63.1	50	73.2	55	53	43	32.03	133	0
2004	61.9	89	71.6	100	52.2	77	41.55	50	0
2003	61.3	110	70.7	129	52	84	49.46	9	0
2002	63.8	27	74.3	21	53.3	35	43.59	34	0
2001	61.6	103	71.4	106	51.8	92	35.65	99	0
2000	62.4	72	72.5	73	52.3	74	40.22	60	0
1999	62.5	71	73.2	55	51.9	89	45.63	20	0
1998	64.2	15	73.7	41	54.6	8	45.37	24	0
1997	61.8	92	71.9	90	51.7	97	42.16	41	0
1996	60.2	144	70.2	141	50.2	138	36.76	92	0
1995	63.3	44	74	32	52.6	62	32.08	131	1
1994	61.1	116	71.6	100	50.7	127	57.01	4	0
1993	62.4	72	73.1	58	51.7	97	32.66	126	0
1992	61.3	110	71.3	110	51.4	108	31.87	135	0
1991	63.8	27	73.7	41	53.8	23	41.97	43	0
1990	64	23	75	11	53.1	39	42.55	39	0
1989	61.9	89	72.5	73	51.3	112	47.50	16	0
1988	61	120	73.6	46	48.5	154	25.00	153	0
1987	61.8	92	73.5	48	50.2	138	29.40	145	0
1986	62.8	58	75.3	6	50.3	136	21.66	155	0
1985	59.4	154	71.2	117	47.7	156	27.11	150	0
1984	59.7	153	71.1	119	48.2	155	40.30	59	0
1983	61.2	113	72.4	77	50	144	29.58	144	0
1982	61.7	98	71.7	95	51.7	97	42.27	40	0
1981	61.8	92	71.9	90	51.8	92	33.21	122	0
1980	62.8	58	72.7	65	52.9	46	33.40	121	0
1979	60.9	125	70	145	51.8	92	45.47	23	0
1978	60.8	128	70.3	139	51.3	112	32.53	127	0
1977	62.8	58	73.1	58	52.5	68	40.62	57	0
1976	61.1	116	72.2	82	50	144	31.81	136	0
1975	62.6	66	72.7	65	52.6	62	36.71	93	0
1974	63.2	48	72.7	65	53.8	23	47.28	17	0
1973	62.1	81	71.3	110	52.9	46	44.05	31	0
1972	60.9	125	70.4	136	51.4	108	43.49	35	0
1971	61	120	70.9	123	51.2	117	41.81	46	0
1970	61.7	98	71.7	95	51.6	104	34.15	111	0
1969	60.5	134	70.3	139	50.8	124	37.54	84	0
1968	60.4	138	71	121	49.8	146	29.13	147	0
1967	60.8	128	70.9	123	50.7	127	41.68	49	0
1966	61	120	70.7	129	51.3	112	34.96	105	0
1965	62.8	58	72.7	65	52.9	46	37.45	85	0
1964	60.2	144	70.7	129	49.7	149	38.06	82	0
1963	60.4	138	71.3	110	49.6	152	40.05	61	0
1962	62.7	64	73.4	50	52	84	45.57	21	0
1961	59.9	150	70.2	141	49.7	149	38.94	72	0
1960	61.2	113	71	121	51.4	108	32.21	130	0
1959	63.3	44	73.8	38	52.8	52	33.76	117	0
1958	60.7	132	70.6	134	50.8	124	31.98	134	0
1957	64.4	11	74.5	18	54.2	15	47.64	15	0
1956	62.3	76	72.6	71	52.1	81	34.93	106	0
1955	64.1	18	74.7	15	53.4	32	33.99	112	0
1954	64.3	13	75.8	2	52.9	46	33.12	123	0
1953	64.1	18	75.3	6	53	43	33.95	113	0
1952	64.2	15	74.9	12	53.5	30	26.74	151	0
1951	63	53	74.1	28	51.9	89	39.71	65	0
1950	62.9	55	73.1	58	52.8	52	43.86	32	0
1949	64	23	74.3	21	53.6	27	37.57	83	0
1948	62.8	58	73.2	55	52.3	74	33.91	114	0
1947	60.5	134	71.3	110	49.8	146	30.55	141	8
1946	63.1	50	73.8	38	52.4	71	40.34	58	1
1945	63.2	48	73.8	38	52.6	62	38.35	78	0
1944	63.9	26	74.6	16	53	43	36.26	96	2
1943	62.6	66	74.1	28	51.1	121	36.19	97	0
1942	61.6	103	72.8	64	50.5	133	40.90	54	1
1941	63.4	41	73.7	41	53.1	39	29.64	143	0
1940	59.8	152	69.7	148	49.8	146	33.91	114	0
1939	64.7	5	75.4	5	53.9	22	41.54	51	3
1938	64.5	8	74.3	21	54.6	8	43.10	36	0
1937	63.7	32	73.6	46	53.8	23	44.14	30	0
1936	63.7	32	74.2	26	53.2	36	39.79	63	0
1935	63.6	36	73.7	41	53.6	27	38.36	76	0
1934	63.5	37	73.7	41	53.2	36	44.18	29	1
1933	64.3	13	74.4	19	54.3	11	38.86	75	0
1932	64.1	18	74.1	28	54.2	15	41.72	48	0
1931	63.1	50	73.5	48	52.8	52	30.76	140	0
1930	63.5	37	74.3	21	52.8	52	27.55	149	0
1929	62.1	81	71.4	106	52.7	60	46.14	19	2
1928	60.8	128	70.4	136	51.2	117	44.97	26	1
1927	63.7	32	73.3	53	54.1	17	32.07	132	0
1926	62	85	71.7	95	52.2	77	31.10	139	0
1925	65	3	75.3	6	54.8	3	21.33	156	0
1924	60	148	69.5	152	50.4	134	37.17	87	2
1923	61.9	89	71.7	95	52	84	42.62	38	0
1922	63.4	41	72.6	71	54.1	17	39.26	67	0
1921	64.5	8	74.4	19	54.6	8	32.22	129	0
1920	60.6	133	70.1	144	51.2	117	45.51	22	1
1919	62.7	64	72.7	65	52.8	52	35.10	102	0
1918	61.6	103	71.3	110	51.9	89	31.29	138	2
1917	60.4	138	70.4	136	50.4	134	54.52	6	0
1916	62	85	72.2	82	51.7	97	36.54	95	0
1915	61.3	110	70.8	127	51.7	97	34.66	107	0
1914	62	85	72.3	78	51.8	92	33.58	120	0
1913	63.3	44	73.9	34	52.8	52	36.84	90	0
1912	60.5	134	70	145	51	122	41.42	52	0
1911	64.1	18	74	32	54.3	11	36.84	90	0
1910	62.8	58	72.3	78	52.6	62	33.74	118	11
1909	62.2	79	71.6	100	52.9	46	49.29	10	0
1908	62	85	71.5	103	52.5	68	28.35	148	0
1907	62.2	79	71.7	95	52.6	62	33.87	116	0
1906	62.1	81	71.8	93	52.3	74	35.00	104	0
1905	61.1	116	70.7	129	51.4	108	38.14	80	0
1904	60.5	134	70.9	123	50.2	138	26.22	152	0
1903	61.8	92	72	88	51.6	104	38.94	72	0
1902	60.8	128	70.9	123	50.7	127	37.13	88	0
1901	60.1	146	69.9	147	50.2	138	41.04	53	0
1900	62.4	72	72.5	73	52.4	71	34.45	109	0
1899	61.1	116	71.3	110	51	122	39.09	70	0
1898	63.4	41	73.4	50	53.4	32	37.37	86	0
1897	61.8	92	72.3	78	51.3	112	43.80	33	0
1896	62.6	66	72.3	78	52.8	52	38.09	81	0
1895	60	148	69.7	148	50.2	138	32.95	124	0
1894	62.6	66	72.5	73	52.7	60	29.40	145	0
1893	61	120	70.8	127	51.2	117	38.91	74	0
1892	60.9	125	70.2	141	51.5	107	35.30	101	0
1891	61.5	107	70.5	135	52.4	71	39.06	71	0
1890	63.7	32	72.7	65	54.7	5	41.92	45	0
1889	60.1	146	69.7	148	50.6	130	38.36	76	0
1888	61.7	98	71.2	117	52.1	81	42.66	37	0
1887	62.6	66	73.3	53	52	84	35.86	98	0
1886	59.9	150	69.6	151	50.3	136	48.03	13	0
1885	59.4	154	69.2	154	49.7	149	38.26	79	0
1884	61.5	107	71.3	110	51.7	97	53.06	7	0
1883	61.6	103	71.5	103	51.6	104	40.80	56	0
1882	62.9	55	72.2	82	53.5	30	58.20	2	0
1881	62.1	81	72	88	52.2	77	30.02	142	1
1880	63.8	27	74.1	28	53.6	27	41.94	44	0
1879	61.5	107	72.2	82	50.8	124	35.05	103	0
1878	62.4	72	71.8	93	52.9	46	33.69	119	0
1877	60.4	138	70.7	129	50.1	143	44.40	28	0
1876	61	120	71.4	106	50.6	130	35.37	100	0
1875	58.9	156	68.6	156	49.1	153	61.27	1	0
1874	61.7	98	71.1	119	52.2	77	50.47	8	0
1873	60.4	138	69	155	51.8	92	46.19	18	0
1872	60.3	143	69.4	153	51.3	112	34.20	110	0
1871	63.5	37	72.2	82	54.8	3	39.76	64	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	65.8
2012	65.1
2019	65
1925	65
2017	64.7
1939	64.7
2016	64.6
2024	64.5
1938	64.5
1921	64.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	58.9
1985	59.4
1885	59.4
1984	59.7
1940	59.8
1961	59.9
1886	59.9
1924	60
1895	60
1901	60.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1875	61.27
1882	58.20
2020	57.44
1994	57.01
2013	56.11
1917	54.52
1884	53.06
1874	50.47
2003	49.46
1909	49.29

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1925	21.33
1986	21.66
2007	24.68
1988	25.00
1904	26.22
1952	26.74
1985	27.11
1930	27.55
1908	28.35
1968	29.13

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 4 September 2026
Coldest night: 7°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.99 in; 28 June 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	39°F 75th warmest of 155	3.87 in 68th driest of 156
February	43.5°F 64th warmest of 156	3.74 in 66th driest of 156
March	58.7°F 3rd warmest of 156	3.27 in 35th driest of 156
April	65.3°F Warmest of 156	3.00 in 50th driest of 156
May	68.7°F 46th warmest of 156	4.67 in 46th wettest of 156
June	76.2°F 40th warmest of 156	4.01 in 72nd wettest of 156
July	80.8°F 16th warmest of 156	4.54 in 69th wettest of 156
August	79.4°F 18th warmest of 155	5.39 in 28th wettest of 155
September	77.6°F 3rd warmest of 156	1.99 in 60th driest of 156
October so far	69.9°F 16th warmest of 156	2.50 in 7th wettest of 156

Hot days and freezes

Knoxville, TN has had 57 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2019, 20th most of 156.
Knoxville, TN has had 40 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 86th most of 156 (with 2000, 1999, 1993 and 6 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Knoxville, TN came on Thursday 19 March 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 135th latest of 156 (with 2024, 2005, 1967 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
6 March	Warmest day	83°F	79°F 2022, 1983, 1956	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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Knoxville, TN the day's answers

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2026 so far brought 36.98 in of precipitation in Knoxville, TN, the driest 1 January to 10 October since 2016, 68th driest of 156.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Knoxville, TN: 98°F on Friday 4 September 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Knoxville, TN: a low of 7°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Knoxville, TN: 1.99 in on Sunday 28 June 2026.