Knoxville, TN: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 43.5°F in Knoxville, TN, the warmest February since 2025, tied 64th warmest of 156 (with 1945).

February 2026

Mean temperature: 43.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 64th warmest of 156
Precipitation: 3.74 in; Driest since 2023; 66th driest of 156

A normal February in Knoxville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 43.3°F, between 39.4°F and 46.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.76 in of precipitation, between 2.40 in and 8.70 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Knoxville, TN since 1871: 43.5°F in 2026; the highest is 51.9°F, in 1890.

Normal range, 39.4 to 46.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February 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	43.5	64	53.5	64	33.5	66	3.74	91	0
2025	45.4	43	56	32	34.8	54	4.49	71	0
2024	48.2	12	60.2	4	36.2	35	4.64	65	0
2023	50.9	2	60.5	2	41.2	5	3.65	93	0
2022	45	47	57.8	18	32.2	84	8.90	8	0
2021	41.8	81	51.2	85	32.4	80	4.35	76	0
2020	45.6	41	54.1	52	37.1	23	11.44	3	0
2019	48	14	56.4	26	39.5	11	13.08	1	0
2018	50.8	3	59.6	7	41.9	3	8.28	14	0
2017	49.4	7	60.1	5	38.6	14	2.57	134	0
2016	42.5	75	50.5	90	34.5	57	7.12	22	0
2015	32.1	154	41.4	152	22.8	153	3.75	89	0
2014	41.3	88	51.3	82	31.3	99	4.95	49	0
2013	41.8	81	51.5	79	32	87	2.42	138	0
2012	46.2	30	55.8	35	36.5	32	4.06	84	0
2011	46.2	30	57.3	22	35.1	50	4.09	81	0
2010	34.8	146	41.9	151	27.7	136	2.78	125	0
2009	42.8	73	53.9	56	31.6	94	2.73	128	0
2008	43.2	70	53.7	61	32.7	77	4.81	55	0
2007	38.2	129	48.5	114	27.8	134	1.54	147	0
2006	40.7	97	50.6	89	30.8	103	2.55	136	0
2005	44	55	52.8	70	35.3	46	3.77	88	0
2004	40.3	100	49	108	31.7	93	3.64	94	0
2003	40.8	94	48.4	115	33.3	68	8.69	10	0
2002	41.3	88	51.8	78	30.8	103	1.69	146	0
2001	45.8	37	55.9	33	35.7	41	6.46	29	0
2000	46.1	32	57.8	18	34.3	58	3.42	103	0
1999	44.1	54	53.9	56	34.3	58	3.50	99	0
1998	46	35	53.8	58	38.2	17	2.71	130	0
1997	46.5	28	55.5	38	37.6	21	5.17	47	0
1996	39.7	110	49.7	101	29.6	119	2.74	127	0
1995	39.9	106	49.3	105	31.3	99	4.54	68	1
1994	43.4	66	54.8	44	32	87	8.81	9	0
1993	39.5	113	49.5	102	29.5	120	2.20	141	0
1992	45.8	37	56.1	30	35.5	42	3.36	106	0
1991	43.8	59	54.4	49	33.1	69	6.99	26	0
1990	48.9	11	60	6	37.7	20	6.90	27	0
1989	41.3	88	50.1	95	32.4	80	6.26	31	0
1988	39.4	114	52	77	26.8	142	2.94	118	0
1987	42.2	77	51.4	80	32.9	72	4.63	66	0
1986	43.9	57	55.3	39	32.4	80	3.90	86	0
1985	37.1	134	47.3	123	26.8	142	4.11	80	0
1984	43.4	66	56.3	28	30.5	110	4.42	73	0
1983	41.1	91	51.4	80	30.8	103	2.90	120	0
1982	43.1	71	52.3	74	33.9	65	4.88	53	0
1981	41.8	81	53.8	58	29.9	117	3.62	95	0
1980	36.6	138	46.1	136	27.1	140	1.78	145	0
1979	36.7	136	45.1	141	28.3	129	4.17	79	0
1978	34.5	147	42.9	149	26.2	147	1.01	151	0
1977	41.4	87	53.7	61	29.1	124	1.52	148	0
1976	48.2	12	61.1	1	35.3	46	2.18	142	0
1975	45.4	43	54.9	43	36	36	4.68	60	0
1974	43.1	71	52.8	70	33.4	67	5.24	46	0
1973	39.9	106	49.9	98	29.8	118	2.59	133	0
1972	39.4	114	48.6	112	30.2	112	4.19	78	0
1971	39.4	114	50.5	90	28.3	129	4.93	51	0
1970	39.3	120	49.3	105	29.3	122	2.86	122	0
1969	39.4	114	46.9	128	31.9	89	5.54	43	0
1968	33.3	150	43.6	148	22.9	152	0.74	155	0
1967	38	130	46.6	131	29.5	120	4.58	67	0
1966	41.6	85	49.1	107	34	63	4.68	60	0
1965	39.7	110	50.4	92	29	126	3.25	110	0
1964	36.1	141	44.6	144	27.6	137	4.09	81	0
1963	34.9	145	45.9	137	24	151	3.54	96	0
1962	47.2	19	58.5	12	35.9	37	7.96	16	0
1961	46.7	26	56.6	25	36.7	29	7.82	19	0
1960	38.6	127	48	120	29.1	124	3.00	115	0
1959	43.7	62	53.4	65	34	63	4.06	84	0
1958	31.9	155	42.1	150	21.7	156	2.81	124	0
1957	49.6	6	58.7	10	40.5	7	7.86	18	0
1956	47.2	19	56.3	28	38.2	17	8.29	13	0
1955	43.4	66	54.1	52	32.6	78	5.62	42	0
1954	47	24	58.7	10	35.3	46	3.14	112	0
1953	44.7	49	54.4	49	35.1	50	6.22	32	0
1952	45.4	43	55	42	35.8	38	2.11	143	0
1951	44	55	55.3	39	32.8	74	4.80	56	0
1950	45.9	36	56.4	26	35.4	43	5.72	39	0
1949	47.8	16	57.6	20	37.9	19	2.86	122	0
1948	44.5	52	53.2	67	35.8	38	6.38	30	0
1947	33.2	151	43.8	147	22.6	154	2.67	131	0
1946	43.7	62	55.2	41	32.2	84	5.00	48	0
1945	43.5	64	52.8	70	34.3	58	7.03	25	0
1944	46.6	27	56.1	30	37.1	23	9.38	7	0
1943	42.1	79	53.8	58	30.4	111	4.74	58	0
1942	36.1	141	45.1	141	27.2	139	3.72	92	0
1941	36.6	138	45.4	139	27.8	134	0.87	153	0
1940	40.2	101	48.4	115	31.9	89	3.47	100	0
1939	47.1	23	57.9	15	36.3	34	10.69	4	0
1938	49.3	8	57.9	15	40.6	6	2.55	136	0
1937	40.4	98	49.5	102	31.3	99	4.51	69	0
1936	37.7	132	46.7	130	28.8	127	4.36	75	0
1935	42.6	74	51.1	86	34.2	61	4.72	59	0
1934	36.7	136	45.3	140	28.1	132	3.05	113	0
1933	40.8	94	50.1	95	31.5	96	7.11	23	0
1932	50.3	5	59.3	8	41.4	4	5.76	38	0
1931	44.7	49	54.3	51	35.1	50	2.93	119	0
1930	47.9	15	58.8	9	37	25	3.78	87	0
1929	38.9	125	46.4	134	31.4	97	5.69	40	0
1928	41.8	81	50.8	87	32.9	72	3.40	104	0
1927	50.4	4	58.3	13	42.5	2	7.53	20	0
1926	44.2	53	53	69	35.4	43	3.05	113	0
1925	47.3	18	57.5	21	37	25	2.56	135	0
1924	40.2	101	47.4	121	33	70	4.66	62	0
1923	39.4	114	47.3	123	31.4	97	4.80	56	0
1922	46.9	25	54.8	44	38.9	12	4.09	81	0
1921	44.6	51	53.4	65	35.8	38	4.65	64	0
1920	39.2	121	46.6	131	31.8	91	4.94	50	0
1919	40.4	98	48.6	112	32.2	84	2.78	125	0
1918	45	47	55.7	37	35	53	2.37	139	2
1917	39.4	114	50.2	94	28.5	128	3.53	97	0
1916	39.9	106	49.9	98	30	116	3.33	108	0
1915	43.8	59	52.5	73	35.2	49	3.37	105	0
1914	39.1	123	48.1	119	30.2	112	3.47	100	0
1913	40.9	93	50	97	31.8	91	4.51	69	0
1912	36.1	141	44.6	144	27.6	137	2.96	117	0
1911	47.2	19	55.8	35	38.6	14	4.83	54	0
1910	39.9	106	49	108	30.8	103	3.27	109	2
1909	46.1	32	56.8	23	35.4	43	7.05	24	0
1908	38.4	128	46.5	133	30.2	112	2.87	121	0
1907	39.7	110	48.3	117	31.1	102	3.19	111	0
1906	40	104	50.8	87	29.3	122	1.24	149	0
1905	32.2	152	39.9	155	24.5	148	5.68	41	0
1904	40.1	103	49.4	104	30.8	103	4.42	73	0
1903	42	80	52.3	74	31.6	94	8.35	12	0
1902	33.8	149	40.7	153	26.8	142	3.53	97	0
1901	36.4	140	45.8	138	27	141	0.79	154	0
1900	37.3	133	46.3	135	28.3	129	5.52	44	0
1899	32.2	152	40.4	154	24.1	150	6.21	33	0
1898	39.2	121	48.2	118	30.1	115	0.56	156	0
1897	45.6	41	54.1	52	37	25	4.66	62	0
1896	41.1	91	49.9	98	32.3	83	5.51	45	0
1895	30.5	156	38.8	156	22.1	155	1.95	144	0
1894	40.8	94	48.7	111	32.8	74	7.37	21	0
1893	43.9	57	51.3	82	36.6	31	7.96	16	0
1892	45.4	43	53.7	61	37	25	3.35	107	0
1891	47.2	19	54.6	47	39.7	10	10.15	6	0
1890	51.9	1	60.4	3	43.3	1	8.12	15	0
1889	38.7	126	46.8	129	30.6	109	5.82	37	0
1888	46.1	32	54.6	47	37.5	22	3.75	89	0
1887	49.3	8	58	14	40.5	7	6.67	28	0
1886	37	135	47.3	123	26.8	142	2.62	132	0
1885	34.2	148	43.9	146	24.5	148	2.97	116	0
1884	47.4	17	55.9	33	38.9	12	8.51	11	0
1883	45.8	37	54.8	44	36.7	29	3.46	102	0
1882	49.1	10	57.9	15	40.2	9	6.10	34	0
1881	42.2	77	51.3	82	33	70	4.20	77	0
1880	45.8	37	56.8	23	34.7	55	4.43	72	0
1879	37.8	131	47.4	121	28.1	132	5.89	35	0
1878	41.6	85	49	108	34.1	62	1.01	151	0
1877	43.8	59	53.1	68	34.6	56	1.15	150	0
1876	42.3	76	52.1	76	32.5	79	4.92	52	0
1875	35.7	144	44.8	143	26.5	146	10.18	5	0
1874	43.3	69	50.3	93	36.4	33	2.73	128	0
1873	40	104	47.3	123	32.8	74	12.52	2	0
1872	39	124	47.3	123	30.7	108	2.24	140	0
1871	46.3	29	54	55	38.6	14	5.84	36	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1890	51.9
2023	50.9
2018	50.8
1927	50.4
1932	50.3
1957	49.6
2017	49.4
1938	49.3
1887	49.3
1882	49.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1895	30.5
1958	31.9
2015	32.1
1905	32.2
1899	32.2
1947	33.2
1968	33.3
1902	33.8
1885	34.2
1978	34.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	13.08
1873	12.52
2020	11.44
1939	10.69
1875	10.18
1891	10.15
1944	9.38
2022	8.90
1994	8.81
2003	8.69

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.56
1968	0.74
1901	0.79
1941	0.87
1978	1.01
1878	1.01
1877	1.15
1906	1.24
1977	1.52
2007	1.54

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 19 February 2026
Coldest night: 7°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.15 in; 15 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 3.74 in of precipitation in Knoxville, TN, the driest February since 2023, 66th driest of 156.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 73°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Knoxville, TN: a low of 7°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 1.15 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.