Climate averages 1991–2020
Memphis weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; September has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: SeptemberOctober
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Memphis averages a daytime high of 21.5°C and a nighttime low of 12.0°C, with about 1,226 mm of rain on roughly 113 days. July is the warmest month (average high 32.0°C) and January the coolest (9.3°C). March is the wettest month with 127 mm; September is the driest with 74 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): September and October. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Memphis
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Memphis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 98 | 9.6 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 104 | 9.2 | 10.911 h |
| March | 16.5°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 127 | 11.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 21.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 122 | 10.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 117 | 11.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 87 | 9.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 32.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 93 | 10.4 | 14.314 h |
| August | 31.9°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 75 | 8.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 28.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 74 | 7.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 22.7°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 102 | 7.4 | 11.311 h |
| November | 15.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 101 | 8.5 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.9°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 126 | 9.7 | 9.810 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- JonesboroUnited States · 97 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 1,190 mm rain a year
- Little RockUnited States · 209 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 1,213 mm rain a year
- ClarksvilleUnited States · 287 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.9°C · 1,229 mm rain a year
- FranklinUnited States · 300 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 1,293 mm rain a year
- TuscaloosaUnited States · 314 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 13.3°C · 1,325 mm rain a year
- NashvilleUnited States · 316 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 10.7°C · 1,283 mm rain a year
- JacksonUnited States · 317 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 13.4°C · 1,248 mm rain a year
- HuntsvilleUnited States · 319 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 1,349 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-6, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 35.10°, -90.00° (7 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 35.25°, -90.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.