Knoxville, TN: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 79.4°F in Knoxville, TN, the warmest August since 2016, 18th warmest of 155.

August 2026

Mean temperature: 79.4°F; Warmest since 2016; 18th warmest of 155
Precipitation: 5.39 in; Wettest since 2023; 28th wettest of 155

A normal August in Knoxville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 77.3°F, between 75.7°F and 81.4°F in eight years of ten and 3.70 in of precipitation, between 1.39 in and 6.14 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in Knoxville, TN since 1871: 79.4°F in 2026; the highest is 83.2°F, in 2007.

Normal range, 75.7 to 81.4°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August 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	79.4	18	89.3	31	69.5	13	5.39	28	0
2025	76.4	96	85.4	106	67.5	62	4.96	34	0
2024	78.1	47	88.9	35	67.2	73	4.01	60	0
2023	77.6	58	86.7	74	68.5	37	6.91	10	0
2022	77.8	53	87.4	60	68.2	40	2.62	102	0
2021	78.8	28	88.5	42	69.2	19	10.12	3	0
2020	78	49	86.8	71	69.3	16	8.33	6	0
2019	78.7	31	89.2	33	68.2	40	3.13	85	0
2018	77.1	72	86.1	90	68.1	43	4.66	41	0
2017	76.1	103	85.4	106	66.8	88	5.95	20	0
2016	81.4	4	91.3	9	71.4	2	2.33	109	0
2015	76.5	90	86.1	90	67	82	3.66	72	0
2014	76	107	85.6	101	66.3	102	4.01	60	0
2013	76.4	96	85.2	113	67.5	62	3.21	80	0
2012	76.3	99	86.6	78	66	113	4.14	53	0
2011	80.1	11	92.1	5	68.1	43	1.06	151	0
2010	81.4	4	91.4	8	71.4	2	2.80	98	0
2009	76.4	96	85.5	105	67.2	73	6.22	16	0
2008	77	76	87.6	54	66.5	96	1.91	129	0
2007	83.2	1	94.7	1	71.7	1	4.13	54	0
2006	80.4	7	89.8	19	71	6	6.39	14	0
2005	79.3	19	88.7	40	69.9	8	3.77	69	0
2004	73.7	147	82.9	146	64.6	142	2.18	113	0
2003	77.8	53	86.9	69	68.7	30	5.48	27	0
2002	78.9	25	89.8	19	68	49	1.41	143	0
2001	77.4	65	86.3	86	68.6	33	3.74	70	0
2000	76.8	79	86.5	81	67.2	73	1.40	144	0
1999	77.7	55	88.8	38	66.6	95	0.85	154	0
1998	77.7	55	88.2	46	67.2	73	2.07	123	0
1997	75.7	114	86.4	84	65	134	2.02	125	0
1996	76.1	103	85.8	94	66.5	96	1.33	146	0
1995	81.5	3	92.8	2	70.2	7	2.08	120	0
1994	75.7	114	85.4	106	66.1	110	4.19	52	0
1993	78.7	31	89.4	30	68	49	6.04	19	0
1992	73.7	147	82.7	150	64.7	138	4.22	50	0
1991	76.5	90	86.5	81	66.5	96	6.13	17	0
1990	77.9	51	88.4	43	67.4	70	3.02	89	0
1989	76.7	84	87.1	67	66.4	100	3.16	83	0
1988	79.5	15	91	10	68.1	43	3.20	81	0
1987	79.6	13	92.2	4	67	82	1.08	150	0
1986	76.7	84	87.5	56	65.9	116	3.37	78	0
1985	75.1	128	84.7	128	65.5	126	4.07	56	0
1984	74.1	143	83.6	142	64.6	142	1.72	134	0
1983	79.6	13	91	10	68.2	40	3.89	65	0
1982	76.7	84	85.8	94	67.6	61	2.68	100	0
1981	78.3	42	86.8	71	69.8	9	3.48	75	0
1980	81.7	2	92.3	3	71.1	4	2.34	108	0
1979	77.6	58	86.5	81	68.7	30	2.29	111	0
1978	77.1	72	85.2	113	69	23	2.44	105	0
1977	78.9	25	88.1	48	69.7	10	5.78	21	0
1976	74.9	132	85.8	94	64	151	1.98	126	0
1975	78.8	28	88.6	41	68.9	27	1.61	137	0
1974	76.5	90	85.1	116	67.9	52	3.14	84	0
1973	76.2	101	85.3	110	67.1	79	2.31	110	0
1972	75.9	111	84.7	128	67	82	1.61	137	0
1971	76	107	85.3	110	66.7	89	3.05	87	0
1970	77.1	72	85.6	101	68.6	33	4.89	36	0
1969	74.5	137	84	138	65	134	6.72	12	0
1968	78.4	36	89.6	24	67.1	79	1.29	148	0
1967	73.2	153	81.6	154	64.7	138	4.06	58	0
1966	75	130	84.1	136	65.8	118	4.09	55	0
1965	77.5	61	87.5	56	67.4	70	2.18	113	0
1964	73.7	147	82.9	146	64.5	144	5.75	23	0
1963	75.5	118	85.8	94	65.2	130	3.64	73	0
1962	78.2	44	89.7	21	66.7	89	2.08	120	0
1961	74.1	143	83.9	139	64.4	147	3.04	88	0
1960	78.2	44	87.5	56	68.8	29	3.72	71	0
1959	79.2	21	89.5	26	69	23	4.91	35	0
1958	77.2	69	87.2	65	67.1	79	2.83	97	0
1957	77.7	55	89.5	26	65.8	118	4.07	56	0
1956	78.4	36	89.3	31	67.5	62	1.45	141	0
1955	80.5	6	91.5	7	69.4	14	1.93	128	0
1954	79.9	12	90.5	15	69.3	16	0.77	155	0
1953	78.4	36	90.9	13	65.9	116	0.88	153	0
1952	77.2	69	86.6	78	67.7	57	4.57	42	0
1951	78.9	25	89.7	21	68.1	43	1.30	147	0
1950	74.2	142	84.2	135	64.2	149	4.37	48	0
1949	76.9	78	86.4	84	67.5	62	5.07	33	0
1948	76.5	90	87.3	62	65.8	118	1.71	135	0
1947									7
1946	74.4	139	85.2	113	63.7	154	0.97	152	0
1945	77.2	69	88.2	46	66.2	105	2.14	117	0
1944	77.5	61	87.6	54	67.5	62	2.17	115	0
1943	79	24	91	10	66.9	86	1.48	140	0
1942	75.1	128	84.9	121	65.2	130	8.88	4	0
1941	79.1	23	88.9	35	69.2	19	3.34	79	0
1940	77.4	65	86.7	74	68.1	43	5.25	29	0
1939	77.5	61	88.4	43	66.7	89	2.12	118	0
1938	79.5	15	89.9	17	69.1	22	2.19	112	0
1937	79.2	21	88.8	38	69.6	12	5.70	24	0
1936	80.2	10	90.7	14	69.7	10	1.97	127	0
1935	79.5	15	89.6	24	69.3	16	2.60	103	0
1934	78.4	36	87.3	62	69.4	14	7.47	8	0
1933	76.7	84	85.8	94	67.7	57	8.72	5	0
1932	78.3	42	88.3	45	68.4	38	5.77	22	0
1931	76	107	86.1	90	66	113	3.40	77	0
1930	76.5	90	88.1	48	64.9	136	2.03	124	0
1929	75.4	121	85.4	106	65.5	126	2.12	118	0
1928	77.3	68	86.6	78	68.1	43	4.53	44	0
1927	73.7	147	82.9	146	64.5	144	4.55	43	0
1926	77.9	51	87.3	62	68.6	33	5.20	31	0
1925	78.5	35	90.4	16	66.5	96	1.63	136	0
1924	78.4	36	88.9	35	67.9	52	1.77	132	0
1923	76.2	101	85.8	94	66.7	89	2.97	92	0
1922	74	145	83.7	140	64.3	148	3.47	76	0
1921	76.6	89	85.3	110	67.9	52	2.86	96	0
1920	73.7	147	81.7	153	65.7	123	11.33	1	0
1919	76	107	85	119	67	82	4.67	40	0
1918	79.3	19	89.5	26	69	23	2.41	106	0
1917	74.3	141	83.4	144	65.2	130	4.20	51	0
1916	77	76	86.2	88	67.9	52	4.24	49	0
1915	74.4	139	83.4	144	65.4	129	3.95	62	0
1914	76.3	99	85.9	93	66.7	89	5.69	25	0
1913	78.8	28	89.9	17	67.7	57	1.44	142	0
1912	75.4	121	84.6	130	66.1	110	2.66	101	0
1911	77.4	65	86.8	71	68	49	2.99	91	0
1910	75.5	118	84.8	126	66.2	105	3.86	66	0
1909	76.8	79	86.3	86	67.4	70	3.17	82	0
1908	75.8	113	84.9	121	66.7	89	3.95	62	0
1907	75.7	114	85.6	101	65.8	118	2.16	116	0
1906	78.2	44	87.4	60	69	23	1.35	145	0
1905	75.5	118	85	119	66.1	110	7.35	9	0
1904	75.3	124	84.6	130	66	113	3.92	64	0
1903	76.5	90	86.7	74	66.2	105	3.86	66	0
1902	76.7	84	87.8	52	65.7	123	2.39	107	0
1901	75.2	126	84.1	136	66.3	102	10.48	2	0
1900	80.3	9	91.6	6	68.9	27	3.64	73	0
1899	78.4	36	89.1	34	67.7	57	1.52	139	0
1898	77.5	61	87.5	56	67.5	62	4.86	37	0
1897	74.7	134	84.5	133	64.8	137	5.25	29	0
1896	78.1	47	87.9	50	68.3	39	1.25	149	0
1895	76.8	79	86.7	74	66.9	86	1.89	130	0
1894	76.1	103	85.7	100	66.4	100	4.79	38	0
1893	75.2	126	84.9	121	65.5	126	2.08	120	0
1892	75.4	121	84.6	130	66.2	105	3.10	86	0
1891	74.7	134	83.7	140	65.8	118	2.92	93	0
1890	73.8	146	82.6	151	65.1	133	4.39	47	0
1889	73.2	153	82.4	152	64	151	6.42	13	0
1888	77.1	72	86.9	69	67.2	73	2.77	99	0
1887	75.9	111	85.6	101	66.2	105	4.48	45	0
1886	75.3	124	84.9	121	65.7	123	5.17	32	0
1885	76.1	103	85.1	116	67.2	73	4.05	59	0
1884	74.7	134	84.9	121	64.5	144	4.75	39	0
1883	74.8	133	84.8	126	64.7	138	2.48	104	0
1882	75	130	83.6	142	66.3	102	6.06	18	0
1881	78.6	33	89.5	26	67.8	56	1.77	132	0
1880	76.8	79	86.2	88	67.5	62	4.45	46	0
1879	73.4	152	82.9	146	64	151	2.89	94	0
1878	78.6	33	87.9	50	69.2	19	6.86	11	0
1877	75.6	117	87.1	67	64.2	149	3.01	90	0
1876	77.6	58	87.7	53	67.5	62	1.87	131	0
1875	72	155	81.3	155	62.7	155	5.60	26	0
1874	74.5	137	84.3	134	64.7	138	7.89	7	0
1873	76.8	79	85.1	116	68.6	33	2.87	95	0
1872	78	49	87.2	65	68.7	30	6.27	15	0
1871	80.4	7	89.7	21	71.1	4	3.82	68	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2007	83.2
1980	81.7
1995	81.5
2016	81.4
2010	81.4
1955	80.5
2006	80.4
1871	80.4
1900	80.3
1936	80.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	72
1967	73.2
1889	73.2
1879	73.4
2004	73.7
1992	73.7
1964	73.7
1927	73.7
1920	73.7
1890	73.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1920	11.33
1901	10.48
2021	10.12
1942	8.88
1933	8.72
2020	8.33
1874	7.89
1934	7.47
1905	7.35
2023	6.91

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1954	0.77
1999	0.85
1953	0.88
1946	0.97
2011	1.06
1987	1.08
1896	1.25
1968	1.29
1951	1.30
1996	1.33

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 96°F; 17 August 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 26 August 2026, 25 August 2026, 24 August 2026
Wettest day: 1.69 in; 17 August 2026

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August 2026 brought 5.39 in of precipitation in Knoxville, TN, the wettest August since 2023, 28th wettest of 155.
The hottest day of August 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 96°F on Monday 17 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in Knoxville, TN: a low of 63°F on Wednesday 26 August 2026, Tuesday 25 August 2026 and Monday 24 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 1.69 in on Monday 17 August 2026.