Knoxville, TN: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 58.7°F in Knoxville, TN, the warmest March since 2012, tied 3rd warmest of 156 (with 1921).

March 2026

Mean temperature: 58.7°F; Warmest since 2012; 3rd warmest of 156
Precipitation: 3.27 in; Driest since 2016; 35th driest of 156

A normal March in Knoxville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 50.6°F, between 45.6°F and 55.5°F in eight years of ten and 4.53 in of precipitation, between 2.63 in and 6.47 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Knoxville, TN since 1871: 58.7°F in 2026; the highest is 60.4°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 45.6 to 55.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March 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	58.7	3	71.1	2	46.2	9	3.27	122	0
2025	54	28	67.5	9	40.5	60	4.42	80	0
2024	54.5	23	65.7	21	43.3	27	5.02	62	0
2023	52.1	49	63.2	48	41.1	56	5.61	49	0
2022	53.7	29	66.2	19	41.2	55	3.69	111	0
2021	54.1	27	65.7	21	42.5	32	9.12	13	0
2020	56.9	10	65.4	25	48.3	2	7.29	24	0
2019	48.6	92	58.6	98	38.6	83	4.05	96	0
2018	48.5	95	57.5	116	39.5	67	5.14	59	0
2017	52	51	63.1	49	40.9	58	5.73	46	0
2016	55.3	16	66.9	12	43.7	22	2.94	130	0
2015	51.5	56	61.8	62	41.3	51	4.44	79	0
2014	47.6	109	59.5	81	35.7	133	2.42	143	0
2013	44	146	53.1	147	35	141	5.49	50	0
2012	60.4	1	71.6	1	49.1	1	6.06	41	0
2011	52.9	44	62.4	55	43.4	26	6.38	31	0
2010	47.4	114	57	122	37.7	102	2.88	133	0
2009	51.3	57	61.2	66	41.4	48	3.50	118	0
2008	49.4	78	60.6	74	38.2	91	4.33	85	0
2007	57	8	69.1	5	44.8	17	2.62	140	0
2006	50.8	62	61.7	65	39.9	65	3.22	124	0
2005	48.4	98	59.5	81	37.4	109	3.47	119	0
2004	53.2	34	64.2	35	42.3	35	4.61	76	0
2003	53.2	34	64.4	33	42.1	37	2.07	149	0
2002	50.3	64	61.8	62	38.8	78	10.59	7	0
2001	46.3	127	55.5	129	37	116	2.63	139	0
2000	53.2	34	64.7	29	41.7	43	4.37	83	0
1999	45.2	140	55.6	128	34.9	142	4.85	67	0
1998	49.4	78	58.6	98	40.2	61	4.75	72	0
1997	54.2	24	65.1	27	43.3	27	6.34	36	0
1996	44.7	142	55.1	133	34.4	144	4.72	73	0
1995	53.1	39	65.2	26	41	57	3.54	117	0
1994	49.5	76	61	70	37.9	98	11.81	4	0
1993	45.6	132	54.7	136	36.6	122	6.16	37	0
1992	48.3	99	59.3	86	37.2	110	3.99	98	0
1991	52	51	62.6	53	41.3	51	6.36	33	0
1990	53.6	30	63.7	41	43.5	25	5.73	46	0
1989	53.5	32	65.7	21	41.3	51	3.82	109	0
1988	50	68	64	36	36.1	130	2.42	143	0
1987	49.2	80	62.1	59	36.2	126	2.91	131	0
1986	48.7	88	63.7	41	33.7	147	1.69	152	0
1985	50.2	65	63.5	46	36.9	117	1.98	151	0
1984	47.7	107	59.1	89	36.2	126	3.79	110	0
1983	49.7	73	61.2	66	38.1	94	1.99	150	0
1982	53	43	63.9	38	42	39	6.36	33	0
1981	46.8	121	58	108	35.5	136	2.83	135	0
1980	47.6	109	57.7	112	37.5	105	8.72	14	0
1979	53.1	39	63.9	38	42.3	35	4.21	90	0
1978	49	81	59.4	83	38.5	85	4.42	80	0
1977	55	20	66.3	16	43.6	23	6.08	40	0
1976	52.5	46	63.8	40	41.3	51	5.22	54	0
1975	46.6	124	56.3	124	36.9	117	10.42	8	0
1974	55.2	19	65.1	27	45.3	13	6.15	38	0
1973	55.8	13	65.8	20	45.8	11	10.24	9	0
1972	48.2	103	57.6	113	38.7	81	4.98	64	0
1971	45.5	135	55.7	127	35.4	137	4.21	90	0
1970	48.7	88	58.7	96	38.7	81	3.18	125	0
1969	42	153	52.6	151	31.5	154	2.89	132	0
1968	49.9	71	62.5	54	37.2	110	4.78	70	0
1967	54.7	22	66.9	12	42.5	32	4.08	95	0
1966	50.4	63	62.2	58	38.6	83	2.72	138	0
1965	46.8	121	55.8	126	37.8	101	9.31	12	0
1964	47.6	109	59.1	89	36.2	126	5.75	45	0
1963	55	20	67.3	10	42.8	29	9.92	10	0
1962	46.7	123	56	125	37.5	105	4.13	92	0
1961	51.6	55	61.8	62	41.4	48	7.80	20	0
1960	36.8	156	45.6	156	27.9	156	4.78	70	0
1959	47.1	119	58.5	103	35.7	133	4.12	94	0
1958	45.8	130	53.4	145	38.3	87	4.29	87	0
1957	48.7	88	58.1	107	39.4	68	2.26	146	0
1956	50	68	61.2	66	38.8	78	4.58	78	0
1955	52.2	48	62.8	51	41.7	43	5.38	51	0
1954	48.3	99	59.4	83	37.2	110	4.67	74	0
1953	52.3	47	63.6	45	40.9	58	4.22	88	0
1952	49	81	59.9	79	38.2	91	3.87	106	0
1951	49.6	74	59.8	80	39.4	68	7.46	23	0
1950	47.4	114	58.5	103	36.3	125	5.17	56	0
1949	49.5	76	60.6	74	38.3	87	5.06	61	0
1948	54.2	24	64.5	31	43.9	19	5.19	55	0
1947	41.2	154	51.5	153	31	155	3.01	129	0
1946	57.9	5	69	7	46.7	8	3.65	113	0
1945	59	2	70.6	3	47.3	6	3.29	121	0
1944	49.9	71	60.7	72	38.8	78	6.12	39	1
1943	46.3	127	58	108	34.5	143	5.17	56	0
1942	50.2	65	62.1	59	38.3	87	5.02	62	0
1941	44	146	53.7	143	34.2	145	4.13	92	0
1940	47.2	118	56.5	123	38	95	5.09	60	0
1939	53.1	39	64	36	41.6	45	4.61	76	3
1938	57	8	67.3	10	46.8	7	5.78	44	0
1937	47.4	114	57.8	110	36.9	117	1.61	153	0
1936	52.7	45	63.4	47	42	39	7.96	16	0
1935	56	11	66.9	12	45.2	14	7.85	18	0
1934	48.5	95	59.4	83	37.5	105	7.79	21	0
1933	49	81	58.8	94	39.1	73	3.30	120	0
1932	45.5	135	55.3	130	35.8	132	4.88	66	0
1931	44.6	143	52.9	150	36.2	126	2.73	137	0
1930	47	120	57.5	116	36.6	122	4.41	82	0
1929	53.3	33	63	50	43.6	23	6.69	27	0
1928	49	81	59	92	38.9	76	4.79	69	1
1927	51.3	57	60.7	72	41.9	41	3.65	113	0
1926	42.9	150	52.2	152	33.7	147	2.82	136	0
1925	52.1	49	62.4	55	41.8	42	1.10	155	0
1924	45.5	135	53.8	141	37.1	114	3.98	100	0
1923	49	81	60.3	78	37.7	102	7.82	19	0
1922	51.9	53	61.1	69	42.6	31	7.60	22	0
1921	58.7	3	70	4	47.4	4	3.61	116	0
1920	48	105	58.3	106	37.7	102	4.89	65	0
1919	51.1	60	62.1	59	40	63	4.85	67	0
1918	55.6	15	66.3	16	44.9	16	1.43	154	0
1917	48.9	87	58.6	98	39.2	72	13.35	1	0
1916	47.7	107	59.3	86	36.1	130	2.25	147	0
1915	41.2	154	50	155	32.4	152	2.57	141	0
1914	44.5	144	53.9	140	35.1	140	3.97	101	0
1913	50.2	65	60.4	77	40	63	6.43	30	0
1912	46.6	124	55.3	130	37.9	98	7.04	25	0
1911	49	81	59.1	89	38.9	76	3.99	98	0
1910	57.3	7	69.1	5	45.5	12	0.72	156	0
1909	48.1	104	57.2	119	39	74	5.98	42	0
1908	55.3	16	65.5	24	45.2	14	3.25	123	0
1907	57.8	6	67.7	8	47.8	3	5.17	56	0
1906	45.6	132	54.3	137	36.9	117	3.83	108	0
1905	55.8	13	66.9	12	44.7	18	3.86	107	0
1904	51.2	59	60.8	71	41.5	47	6.36	33	0
1903	55.9	12	64.4	33	47.4	4	6.96	26	0
1902	48.7	88	58.5	103	39	74	6.37	32	0
1901	47.6	109	57.6	113	37.5	105	4.32	86	0
1900	46	129	55	135	36.9	117	3.64	115	0
1899	48.5	95	58.7	96	38.2	91	11.28	5	0
1898	55.3	16	64.5	31	46	10	3.97	101	0
1897	53.1	39	62.3	57	43.9	19	9.59	11	0
1896	45.3	139	55.2	132	35.4	137	5.30	53	0
1895	47.8	106	57.6	113	38	95	4.65	75	0
1894	53.6	30	64.7	29	42.5	32	2.37	145	0
1893	48.3	99	58.6	98	38	95	2.49	142	0
1892	45.7	131	54.3	137	37.1	114	3.68	112	0
1891	45.6	132	53	149	38.3	87	7.87	17	0
1890	45.1	141	53.7	143	36.5	124	5.72	48	0
1889	48.6	92	57.8	110	39.4	68	2.08	148	0
1888	47.4	114	57.5	116	37.2	110	4.22	88	0
1887	48.6	92	58.8	94	38.4	86	3.97	101	0
1886	48.3	99	57.2	119	39.4	68	11.15	6	0
1885	42.5	151	53.1	147	32	153	3.10	127	0
1884	49.6	74	59	92	40.2	61	11.93	3	0
1883	45.4	138	55.1	133	35.6	135	4.01	97	0
1882	53.2	34	63.7	41	42.7	30	4.35	84	0
1881	44.3	145	53.4	145	35.3	139	3.90	105	0
1880	51.1	60	60.5	76	41.6	45	8.59	15	0
1879	51.7	54	63.7	41	39.8	66	3.17	126	0
1878	54.2	24	66.3	16	42.1	37	2.87	134	0
1877	46.5	126	59.3	86	33.7	147	6.65	28	0
1876	43.1	149	53.8	141	32.5	151	5.89	43	0
1875	47.5	113	57.1	121	37.9	98	13.07	2	0
1874	50	68	58.6	98	41.4	48	3.96	104	0
1873	43.5	148	54.2	139	32.8	150	5.38	51	0
1872	42.4	152	50.8	154	33.9	146	3.04	128	0
1871	53.2	34	62.7	52	43.8	21	6.50	29	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	60.4
1945	59
2026	58.7
1921	58.7
1946	57.9
1907	57.8
1910	57.3
2007	57
1938	57
2020	56.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1960	36.8
1947	41.2
1915	41.2
1969	42
1872	42.4
1885	42.5
1926	42.9
1876	43.1
1873	43.5
2013	44
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1917	13.35
1875	13.07
1884	11.93
1994	11.81
1899	11.28
1886	11.15
2002	10.59
1975	10.42
1973	10.24
1963	9.92

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.72
1925	1.10
1918	1.43
1937	1.61
1986	1.69
1985	1.98
1983	1.99
2003	2.07
1889	2.08
1916	2.25

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 84°F; 22 March 2026
Coldest night: 26°F; 17 March 2026
Wettest day: 1.30 in; 16 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 3.27 in of precipitation in Knoxville, TN, the driest March since 2016, 35th driest of 156.
The hottest day of March 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 84°F on Sunday 22 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Knoxville, TN: a low of 26°F on Tuesday 17 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Knoxville, TN: 1.30 in on Monday 16 March 2026.