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Cookeville, Tennessee climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Cookeville has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 26°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 59 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 82°F in July.

About 3 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 26°F in January.

About 91 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 59 in of rain a year.

Wettest in December

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Cookeville climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	44	48	56	65	73	79	82	82	77	67	56	47
Avg temp (°F)	35	39	46	54	62	69	73	72	66	55	45	38
Avg low (°F)	26	29	36	43	52	60	63	62	55	43	35	29
Precipitation (in)	5.1	5.8	5.8	5.6	4.8	5.1	4.9	3.9	4.3	3.4	4.6	5.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	44	48	56	65	73	79
Avg temp (°F)	35	39	46	54	62	69
Avg low (°F)	26	29	36	43	52	60
Precipitation (in)	5.1	5.8	5.8	5.6	4.8	5.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	82	82	77	67	56	47
Avg temp (°F)	73	72	66	55	45	38
Avg low (°F)	63	62	55	43	35	29
Precipitation (in)	4.9	3.9	4.3	3.4	4.6	5.9

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	13	12	12	12	12	13	11	7	9	9	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	1	2	0.4	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	20	17	12	4	0.5	—	—	—	—	4	14	19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	13	12	12	12	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.2
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	20	17	12	4	0.5	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	11	7	9	9	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	1	2	0.4	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	4	14	19

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	69	71	66	62	61	56	56	51	50	51	58	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	6	8	7	9	11	11	8	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	10	9	10	11	13	13	9	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	17	16	15	15	12	11	9	10	11	13	18
Relative humidity (%)	86	85	83	80	80	79	76	72	71	72	77	85
Wind speed (mph)	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	69	71	66	62	61	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	5	6	6	8
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	8	10	9	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	18	17	16	15	15	12
Relative humidity (%)	86	85	83	80	80	79
Wind speed (mph)	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	51	50	51	58	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	9	11	11	8	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	13	9	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	10	11	13	18
Relative humidity (%)	76	72	71	72	77	85
Wind speed (mph)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Crossville 7 NW (NOAA GHCN station USW00063855), about 37 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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