Knoxville, TN: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 42°F in Knoxville, TN, the warmest winter since 2024, tied 48th warmest of 154 (with 1878).

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 42°F; Warmest since 2024; 48th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 9.88 in; Driest since 2011; 29th driest of 155

A normal winter in Knoxville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 41.7°F, between 38.1°F and 44.1°F in eight years of ten and 14.03 in of precipitation, between 9.71 in and 21.44 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Knoxville, TN since 1872: 42°F in 2026; the highest is 51.6°F, in 1890.

Normal range, 38.1 to 44.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	42	48	51.6	40	32.4	61	9.88	127	0
2025	40.6	80	50.3	65	30.9	93	12.99	81	0
2024	43.1	32	53.4	14	32.7	54	16.91	32	0
2023	45.6	10	54.6	9	36.7	11	15.54	43	0
2022	44.1	17	54.6	9	33.5	43	18.16	24	0
2021	40.4	85	49.2	88	31.6	77	10.75	113	0
2020	46	8	54.7	8	37.2	9	23.66	5	0
2019	44	18	52	33	36	13	25.56	3	0
2018	41.5	57	50.7	54	32.2	66	13.20	78	0
2017	46.4	6	55.3	6	37.5	5	12.90	84	0
2016	43.7	22	52.4	28	34.9	23	17.72	27	0
2015	37.6	128	45.9	133	29.3	116	11.38	106	0
2014	38.6	111	48.7	98	28.6	125	16.30	36	0
2013	43.5	24	52.5	26	34.5	30	21.27	9	0
2012	44.8	13	54.4	12	35.1	22	14.64	54	0
2011	38.1	122	47	120	29.1	120	9.71	130	0
2010	36.1	141	43.7	147	28.4	129	15.28	47	0
2009	40.4	85	50.4	60	30.5	105	18.31	22	0
2008	41.9	50	52	33	31.7	75	12.14	94	0
2007	41.3	63	51.8	37	30.8	98	5.75	155	0
2006	41.3	63	50.9	53	31.8	74	9.38	134	0
2005	42.2	45	51.6	40	32.8	52	11.66	99	0
2004	38.6	111	48	111	29.3	116	9.78	128	0
2003	38.4	114	46.4	128	30.3	107	17.21	30	0
2002	42.9	36	52.7	21	33.1	46	14.41	57	0
2001	38.2	121	47	120	29.3	116	13.65	72	0
2000	41.9	50	52.2	30	31.6	77	10.26	121	0
1999	44	18	53.2	16	34.8	26	16.07	39	0
1998	42.5	39	50.4	60	34.7	27	9.70	131	0
1997	43	33	52.1	31	33.8	39	15.81	42	0
1996	37.7	126	46.8	123	28.5	127	12.77	89	0
1995	41.4	59	50.4	60	32.6	57	11.46	104	1
1994	38.3	118	47.1	119	29.5	112	22.93	7	0
1993	41	72	49.1	92	33	51	12.97	82	0
1992	43.2	30	52.8	19	33.6	42	17.46	28	0
1991	43.3	28	52.5	26	34.2	35	18.51	20	0
1990	41.7	54	51.5	43	31.9	72	15.52	44	0
1989	41.5	57	52.1	31	30.9	93	15.21	48	0
1988	38.9	110	50	70	27.8	137	10.72	114	0
1987	39.3	106	47.9	114	30.6	103	13.39	75	0
1986	37.7	126	49.7	75	25.7	152	7.21	150	0
1985	38	123	48.3	106	27.8	137	9.77	129	0
1984	38.3	118	48.7	98	27.8	137	12.37	93	0
1983	41.8	53	51.3	48	32.3	63	9.37	135	0
1982	38.4	114	47.3	118	29.4	114	15.05	50	0
1981	38.3	118	48.7	98	27.9	135	6.45	152	0
1980	40.2	93	48.9	94	31.4	82	9.24	136	0
1979	37.5	130	46.8	123	28.3	130	16.26	37	0
1978	34.7	152	43.4	150	26	151	9.53	133	0
1977	35.2	148	45.5	135	24.8	154	8.49	145	0
1976	41	72	51.8	37	30.3	107	9.63	132	0
1975	43.5	24	52.6	24	34.3	33	13.86	67	0
1974	44.5	14	53.3	15	35.8	15	19.67	14	0
1973	40.9	75	49.4	80	32.4	61	12.85	87	0
1972	44.2	15	53	18	35.3	20	17.02	31	0
1971	40.7	76	50.5	58	30.9	93	14.63	55	0
1970	35.7	144	44.6	143	26.9	147	13.64	73	0
1969	37.6	128	46.1	130	29.1	120	12.87	86	0
1968	38.4	114	47.8	115	29	124	11.82	98	0
1967	40	97	48.8	96	31.3	84	9.91	126	0
1966	39.4	104	48	111	30.9	93	9.01	138	0
1965	41.2	66	50.7	54	31.6	77	11.21	107	0
1964	34.1	154	43	153	25.3	153	11.66	99	0
1963	35.1	149	45.4	137	24.8	154	11.41	105	0
1962	41.2	66	50.2	67	32.1	68	25.82	2	0
1961	38.4	114	48.3	106	28.6	125	13.98	61	0
1960	40.7	76	49.4	80	32	70	10.42	117	0
1959	39.3	106	49.3	86	29.4	114	10.34	119	0
1958	37.3	131	46.6	125	28	133	10.10	123	0
1957	47.4	4	56	5	38.7	3	25.55	4	0
1956	40.5	82	49.4	80	31.7	75	14.20	60	0
1955	40.1	95	49.2	88	31	90	13.22	77	0
1954	41.9	50	52.3	29	31.4	82	18.24	23	0
1953	43.3	28	52.6	24	34.1	37	14.33	58	0
1952	45.1	12	54.5	11	35.7	16	12.10	96	0
1951	40.3	90	50.1	68	30.5	105	12.89	85	0
1950	47	5	56.8	4	37.3	8	18.14	25	0
1949	46.2	7	55.1	7	37.2	9	15.48	45	0
1948	39.1	108	48.6	102	29.6	111	12.08	97	1
1947	40.5	82	50.4	60	30.7	102	16.72	33	0
1946	39.5	101	48.8	96	30.2	109	20.49	11	0
1945	39.4	104	48.1	110	30.8	98	13.92	63	0
1944	42.3	43	51.5	43	33.1	46	12.97	82	0
1943	41.1	70	51.2	50	31.1	89	15.13	49	0
1942	39.8	98	48.7	98	30.9	93	9.05	137	0
1941	41.3	63	50	70	32.6	57	5.85	154	0
1940	36.3	139	44.4	144	28.2	132	8.96	139	0
1939	43	33	52.7	21	33.4	44	17.22	29	0
1938	42.8	38	51.1	51	34.6	28	10.14	122	0
1937	45.8	9	54	13	37.5	5	22.35	8	0
1936	35	151	43.1	152	26.8	149	13.90	65	0
1935	41.1	70	49.1	92	33.1	46	10.92	110	0
1934	43	33	51.4	47	34.6	28	10.34	119	1
1933	43.7	22	51.9	36	35.4	18	18.34	21	0
1932	49.3	2	57.4	3	41.2	2	19.05	18	0
1931	40.4	85	48.4	105	32.3	63	7.02	151	0
1930	42.3	43	52	33	32.7	54	8.70	141	0
1929	40.4	85	48.9	94	31.9	72	11.18	108	0
1928	40.2	93	49.2	88	31.3	84	10.81	111	0
1927	43.8	21	51.6	40	36.1	12	19.61	15	0
1926	40.4	85	48.3	106	32.6	57	8.94	140	0
1925	42.9	36	51.3	48	34.4	31	14.79	53	0
1924	41	72	49.9	72	32.1	68	12.60	92	0
1923	43.5	24	51.5	43	35.4	18	17.84	26	0
1922	43.5	24	51.1	51	35.9	14	10.99	109	0
1921	42.4	40	50.4	60	34.4	31	13.08	80	0
1920	40.3	90	48.6	102	32.2	66	12.13	95	1
1919	42.4	40	50.5	58	34.3	33	12.77	89	0
1918	35.1	149	43.7	147	26.9	147	10.47	116	2
1917	40.6	80	50.1	68	31.2	87	13.98	61	0
1916	41.6	56	50.6	57	32.7	54	16.33	35	0
1915	39.7	99	47	120	32.3	63	15.41	46	0
1914	41.2	66	49.8	74	32.6	57	8.70	141	0
1913	42.4	40	51.7	39	33.1	46	19.77	13	0
1912	38	123	46	132	29.9	110	10.80	112	0
1911	41.4	59	49.4	80	33.3	45	14.56	56	0
1910			46.5	127	28.3	130	7.91	148	11
1909	44.2	15	52.7	21	35.7	16	15.87	41	0
1908	38.6	111	46.4	128	30.8	98	10.63	115	0
1907	43.2	30	51.5	43	34.9	23	8.05	147	0
1906	40.7	76	49.9	72	31.5	81	10.00	124	0
1905	34.5	153	42.5	155	26.6	150	14.29	59	0
1904	36.5	137	45.5	135	27.5	143	8.42	146	0
1903	39.5	101	48	111	31	90	13.91	64	0
1902	35.3	147	43.3	151	27.2	145	19.58	16	0
1901	39.1	108	47.5	117	30.8	98	7.85	149	0
1900	37.8	125	46.6	125	29.1	120	11.57	103	0
1899	36.4	138	44.8	142	27.9	135	11.58	102	0
1898	41.4	59	49.7	75	33.1	46	13.66	70	0
1897	40.5	82	49.7	75	31.3	84	8.52	143	0
1896	40.7	76	49.3	86	32	70	9.93	125	0
1895	36.1	141	43.7	147	28.5	127	14.93	51	0
1894	42.2	45	50.7	54	33.7	40	13.66	70	0
1893	37.1	134	44.9	140	29.2	119	12.84	88	0
1892	41.2	66	49.7	75	32.8	52	13.76	69	0
1891	42.2	45	49.4	80	34.9	23	19.17	17	0
1890	51.6	1	59.8	1	43.3	1	13.36	76	0
1889	39.7	99	47.8	115	31.6	77	11.60	101	0
1888	41.7	54	49.6	79	33.9	38	13.85	68	0
1887	40.1	95	49.2	88	31	90	16.00	40	0
1886	36.9	135	46.1	130	27.7	141	13.19	79	0
1885	36.8	136	45.8	134	27.7	141	16.72	33	0
1884	39.5	101	48.3	106	30.6	103	18.52	19	0
1883	40.3	90	49.4	80	31.2	87	13.87	66	0
1882	45.3	11	53.2	16	37.5	5	28.40	1	0
1881	37.2	132	44.9	140	29.5	112	13.45	74	0
1880	47.8	3	57.9	2	37.7	4	14.87	52	0
1879	36.2	140	45.1	139	27.3	144	20.58	10	0
1878	42	48	50.3	65	33.7	40	6.22	153	0
1877	35.6	145	43.9	146	27.2	145	10.38	118	0
1876	44	18	52.8	19	35.2	21	16.12	38	0
1875	37.2	132	45.4	137	29.1	120	19.79	12	0
1874	41.4	59	48.5	104	34.2	35	12.70	91	0
1873	35.4	146	42.8	154	28	133	23.02	6	0
1872	36	143	44.1	145	27.8	137	8.51	144	0
1871									31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1890	51.6
1932	49.3
1880	47.8
1957	47.4
1950	47
2017	46.4
1949	46.2
2020	46
1937	45.8
2023	45.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1964	34.1
1905	34.5
1978	34.7
1936	35
1963	35.1
1918	35.1
1977	35.2
1902	35.3
1873	35.4
1877	35.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1882	28.40
1962	25.82
2019	25.56
1957	25.55
2020	23.66
1873	23.02
1994	22.93
1937	22.35
2013	21.27
1879	20.58

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	5.75
1941	5.85
1878	6.22
1981	6.45
1931	7.02
1986	7.21
1901	7.85
1910	7.91
1907	8.05
1904	8.42

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 73°F; 19 February 2026, 28 December 2025, 27 December 2025
Coldest night: 7°F; 2 February 2026
Wettest day: 1.15 in; 15 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 9.88 in of precipitation in Knoxville, TN, the driest winter since 2011, 29th driest of 155.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Knoxville, TN: 73°F on Thursday 19 February 2026, Sunday 28 December 2025 and Saturday 27 December 2025.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Knoxville, TN: a low of 7°F on Monday 2 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Knoxville, TN: 1.15 in on Sunday 15 February 2026.