Nashville, TN: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 70.1°F in Nashville, TN, the warmest May since 2024, tied 41st warmest of 152 (with 1915).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 70.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 41st warmest of 152
Precipitation: 4.03 in; Wettest since 2025; 77th wettest of 156

A normal May in Nashville, TN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 68.1°F, between 65.8°F and 72.7°F in eight years of ten and 4.42 in of precipitation, between 2.46 in and 7.74 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in Nashville, TN since 1875: 70.1°F in 2026; the highest is 75.5°F, in 2018.

Normal range, 65.8 to 72.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May in Nashville, 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	70.1	41	80.5	46	59.6	42	4.03	77	0
2025	69	56	77.5	93	60.4	31	8.53	7	0
2024	72.2	11	82.1	21	62.2	9	7.15	16	0
2023	70	43	80.5	46	59.5	43	4.51	57	0
2022	72.1	13	83.1	11	61.1	16	3.55	93	0
2021	66.7	100	78	84	55.4	120	5.05	46	0
2020	66.8	98	77.5	93	56	110	2.70	122	0
2019	72.7	7	83.5	6	62	11	1.59	147	0
2018	75.5	1	86.5	2	64.5	2	5.43	39	0
2017	69.4	53	80.2	51	58.6	60	3.94	83	0
2016	67.7	83	78.6	75	56.8	90	2.37	130	0
2015	70.9	30	82.4	18	59.3	47	3.56	92	0
2014	70.4	37	81.9	25	58.8	55	2.47	126	0
2013	67.4	89	78.3	80	56.5	97	2.77	120	0
2012	72.8	6	84.7	3	60.9	18	4.01	80	0
2011	67.2	92	77.7	88	56.8	90	4.38	63	0
2010	70.2	39	80.3	50	60.1	35	16.43	1	0
2009	67.6	85	76.5	110	58.8	55	8.45	8	0
2008	66.8	98	77.3	98	56.2	102	5.54	37	0
2007	71.1	27	83	14	59.3	47	3.30	101	0
2006	66.6	104	76.5	110	56.8	90	4.95	49	0
2005	66.1	117	77.7	88	54.5	129	1.03	154	0
2004	71.7	16	81.3	33	62.1	10	6.90	18	0
2003	67.2	92	75.8	125	58.6	60	10.73	3	0
2002	65.7	124	76.5	110	54.9	125	3.98	82	0
2001	68.8	61	79.1	66	58.5	63	5.54	37	0
2000	69.9	47	79.8	53	59.9	39	7.66	12	0
1999	67.6	85	79	69	56.1	106	4.35	67	0
1998	71.5	18	81.3	33	61.6	14	4.46	60	0
1997	63.2	148	73.8	149	52.5	147	4.92	51	0
1996	71.5	18	82.1	21	60.8	21	4.48	59	0
1995	68.4	68	78.6	75	58.3	67	7.66	12	0
1994	64	144	75	137	53.1	143	3.76	86	0
1993	67.6	85	78	84	57.2	83	4.50	58	0
1992	65.8	122	76.9	102	54.7	126	3.12	105	0
1991	74.1	3	83.3	9	65	1	5.63	35	0
1990	66.4	107	77.1	100	55.7	114	2.80	118	0
1989	65.7	124	76.4	115	55	124	4.61	55	0
1988	67.2	92	81.1	35	53.4	141	1.86	139	0
1987	73.3	5	84.7	3	62	11	4.41	61	0
1986	68.6	63	79.7	56	57.4	81	3.36	98	0
1985	68.4	68	79.2	64	57.5	78	2.65	124	0
1984	64.1	142	75.5	129	52.8	145	9.68	5	0
1983	64.8	133	75.5	129	54	133	11.04	2	0
1982	71	29	83.1	11	58.8	55	4.19	71	0
1981	64.2	141	75.3	131	53	144	3.05	108	0
1980	67.8	80	79.1	66	56.5	97	6.14	26	0
1979	66.3	111	76.5	110	56.1	106	8.18	10	0
1978	66.7	100	77.2	99	56.2	102	8.03	11	0
1977	71.9	15	83.2	10	60.6	25	1.65	144	0
1976	63.9	145	74.7	142	53.2	142	6.19	25	0
1975	70.4	37	79.9	52	60.9	18	6.52	19	0
1974	70	43	79.8	53	60.2	33	5.04	47	0
1973	64.1	142	74.8	140	53.5	138	5.72	31	0
1972	67.4	89	79.2	64	55.5	119	3.52	94	0
1971	63.2	148	75.1	134	51.4	150	2.93	112	0
1970	68.3	72	80.4	49	56.3	101	5.90	29	0
1969	68.9	59	81	37	56.8	90	4.81	53	0
1968	66.2	114	76.9	102	55.6	117	6.28	24	0
1967	66.2	114	76.3	119	56.2	102	6.98	17	0
1966	65.3	131	76.7	106	53.8	135	3.99	81	0
1965	71.6	17	82.8	15	60.5	26	3.12	105	0
1964	69.7	49	81.4	32	57.9	72	5.04	47	0
1963	67.2	92	78.6	75	55.9	113	2.47	126	0
1962	75.2	2	88.1	1	62.3	7	1.87	138	0
1961	63.6	146	75.1	134	52.1	148	4.36	64	0
1960	65.7	124	77.7	88	53.7	136	3.16	104	0
1959	71.2	24	82	24	60.5	26	5.20	45	0
1958	68.2	74	78.9	72	57.4	81	2.72	121	0
1957	69.6	51	80.5	46	58.7	58	8.23	9	0
1956	70.2	39	81	37	59.3	47	2.87	116	0
1955	71.2	24	82.1	21	60.3	32	2.92	113	0
1954	62.9	150	74.4	144	51.4	150	3.80	84	0
1953	71.5	18	81.8	27	61.3	15	5.57	36	0
1952	69.4	53	81	37	57.9	72	2.81	117	0
1951	67.8	80	81	37	54.5	129	0.83	156	0
1950	70.9	30	80.8	44	60.9	18	4.10	75	0
1949	69.7	49	81.6	31	57.8	74	5.65	33	0
1948	67.7	83	79.4	61	56	110	1.65	144	0
1947	64.9	132	77.1	100	52.7	146	6.45	21	0
1946	65.8	122	75.8	125	55.7	114	3.73	87	0
1945	64.3	137	75	137	53.7	136	5.70	32	0
1944	72.2	11	83.5	6	60.8	21	4.33	69	0
1943	70.7	34	81	37	60.5	26	5.28	43	0
1942	68.4	68	79.7	56	57	85	2.39	128	0
1941	71.2	24	82.4	18	60	36	0.87	155	0
1940	64.7	136	75.2	132	54.3	131	3.32	100	0
1939	67.8	80	77.5	93	58.2	68	1.98	135	0
1938	68.6	63	77.8	87	59.4	45	4.35	67	0
1937	68.6	63	78.2	81	59.1	51	5.33	41	0
1936	71.3	23	82.8	15	59.8	40	1.41	149	0
1935	67.2	92	76.8	105	57.7	76	3.50	95	0
1934	70	43	81	37	59.1	51	1.61	146	0
1933	71.4	21	80.8	44	62	11	9.94	4	0
1932	67.5	88	77.4	96	57.6	77	1.32	150	0
1931	64.8	133	74.3	145	55.3	121	1.92	137	0
1930	68.1	76	76.6	108	59.5	43	5.23	44	0
1929	66.5	105	76.1	121	57	85	6.46	20	0
1928	66.4	107	76.4	115	56.5	97	2.89	114	0
1927	69.5	52	78.4	79	60.7	24	3.63	89	0
1926	68.1	76	79.5	60	56.7	95	2.15	132	0
1925	64.3	137	75.1	134	53.5	138	1.95	136	0
1924	62.4	151	72.9	151	51.8	149	6.39	22	0
1923	65.5	128	74.2	146	56.9	88	4.31	70	0
1922	69.9	47	79	69	60.8	21	4.39	62	0
1921	68.5	67	78.2	81	58.7	58	1.15	153	0
1920	67	97	75.9	123	58.2	68	3.18	103	0
1919	66.1	117	74.6	143	57.5	78	8.67	6	0
1918	70.9	30	81.7	29	60.2	33	3.61	90	0
1917	61.8	152	72.2	152	51.3	152	4.75	54	0
1916	70.5	36	81	37	60	36	5.37	40	0
1915	70.1	41	79.7	56	60.5	26	4.94	50	0
1914	68.2	74	79.8	53	56.6	96	3.01	109	0
1913	68.9	59	79.3	62	58.4	64	2.66	123	0
1912	68.4	68	78.5	78	58.4	64	4.02	79	0
1911	71.4	21	83.4	8	59.4	45	1.67	143	0
1910	64.8	133	74	147	55.6	117	5.81	30	0
1909	66.4	107	75.9	123	56.9	88	4.57	56	0
1908	69.3	55	78.8	73	59.8	40	2.80	118	0
1907	63.6	146	73.3	150	54	133	6.01	27	0
1906	68	78	78.8	73	57.2	83	3.80	84	0
1905	70.9	30	79	69	62.8	3	6.00	28	0
1904	66.5	105	76.9	102	56.2	102	2.97	110	0
1903	69	56	79.1	66	59	53	5.64	34	0
1902	72.3	10	81.7	29	62.8	3	4.36	64	0
1901	66.3	111	76.5	110	56.1	106	4.11	74	0
1900	68.6	63	79.7	56	57.5	78	1.86	139	0
1899	72.4	8	82.2	20	62.7	5	3.36	98	0
1898	71.1	27	81.8	27	60.5	26	1.80	141	0
1897	64.3	137	75.2	132	53.5	138	1.22	152	0
1896	73.5	4	84.5	5	62.5	6	4.05	76	0
1895	65.5	128	75.7	127	55.3	121	2.05	134	0
1894	66.3	111	74.8	140	57.8	74	2.53	125	0
1893	66.2	114	76.4	115	56	110	7.31	15	0
1892	67.4	89	76.7	106	58	71	4.03	77	0
1891	65.4	130	76.2	120	54.6	127	2.39	128	0
1890	65.9	120	75.6	128	56.1	106	4.16	72	0
1889	65.9	120	77.4	96	54.3	131	5.30	42	0
1888	66.4	107	76.4	115	56.4	100	2.97	110	0
1887	70.6	35	81.9	25	59.2	50	3.43	96	0
1886	69	56	79.3	62	58.6	60	2.10	133	0
1885	66	119	75	137	57	85	4.36	64	0
1884	68.8	61	77.6	92	60	36	3.58	91	0
1883	66.7	100	76.6	108	56.8	90	4.82	52	0
1882	64.3	137	74	147	54.6	127	7.38	14	0
1881	72.4	8	82.5	17	62.3	7	3.67	88	0
1880	72	14	83.1	11	61	17	4.13	73	0
1879	70	43	81.1	35	58.9	54	2.88	115	0
1878	68	78	77.9	86	58.2	68	2.33	131	0
1877	65.6	127	76.1	121	55.1	123	1.25	151	0
1876	68.3	72	78.2	81	58.4	64	3.40	97	0
1875	66.7	100	77.7	88	55.7	114	1.73	142	0
1874							1.49	148	31
1873							6.31	23	31
1872							3.09	107	31
1871							3.30	101	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2018	75.5
1962	75.2
1991	74.1
1896	73.5
1987	73.3
2012	72.8
2019	72.7
1899	72.4
1881	72.4
1902	72.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1917	61.8
1924	62.4
1954	62.9
1997	63.2
1971	63.2
1961	63.6
1907	63.6
1976	63.9
1994	64
1984	64.1
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	16.43
1983	11.04
2003	10.73
1933	9.94
1984	9.68
1919	8.67
2025	8.53
2009	8.45
1957	8.23
1979	8.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1951	0.83
1941	0.87
2005	1.03
1921	1.15
1897	1.22
1877	1.25
1932	1.32
1936	1.41
1874	1.49
2019	1.59

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 19 May 2026, 18 May 2026, 17 May 2026
Coldest night: 39°F; 3 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.96 in; 21 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 4.03 in of precipitation in Nashville, TN, the wettest May since 2025, tied 77th wettest of 156 (with 1892).
The hottest day of May 2026 in Nashville, TN: 92°F on Tuesday 19 May 2026, Monday 18 May 2026 and Sunday 17 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in Nashville, TN: a low of 39°F on Sunday 3 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in Nashville, TN: 0.96 in on Thursday 21 May 2026.