Memphis TN Average Temperatures by Month

The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Memphis, Tennessee during each month of the year.

The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the city, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.

To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Memphis, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.

The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.

10-year temperature averages for Memphis, 2010 to 2019
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
50	33	January	10	0
55	37	February	13	3
64	45	March	18	7
74	53	April	23	12
82	63	May	28	17
90	72	June	32	22
92	74	July	33	24
91	74	August	33	23
87	68	September	31	20
76	55	October	24	13
62	43	November	17	6
54	38	December	12	3
73	54	Year	23	12

30-year temperature averages for Memphis, 1991 to 2020
High °F	Low °F		High °C	Low °C
51	33	January	11	1
56	37	February	13	3
64	44	March	18	7
73	53	April	23	12
82	62	May	28	17
89	70	June	32	21
92	74	July	33	23
92	73	August	33	23
86	66	September	30	19
75	54	October	24	12
63	43	November	17	6
53	36	December	12	2
73	54	Year	23	12

Days of Hot Weather in Memphis

Temperatures in the 90s Fahrenheit are common during summer at Memphis. But only three days a year on average reach 100 degrees (38 °C) or higher. The 100-degree days show up most often in August.

Days per month in Memphis of at least 70, 80 or 90 °F
	70 °F 21 °C	80 °F 27 °C	90 °F 32 °C
January	2	0	0
February	4	0	0
March	11	2	0
April	21	8	0
May	29	20	3
June	30	29	16
July	31	30	22
August	31	31	20
September	29	24	10
October	22	11	1
November	8	1	0
December	2	0	0
Year	218	156	72

How Often Memphis Has Cold Temperatures

The coldest nights at Memphis drop down to 10 °F (-12 °C) or even less. But the city averages just one night a winter that cold.

After a crisp night, most afternoons warm up to above freezing. Normally just four days a year stay frosty all day.

Days per month on average in Memphis when the minimum temperature drops to 20, 32, or 40 °F or below
	20 °F -8 °C	32 °F 0 °C	40 °F 4 °C
January	4	15	24
February	1	10	19
March	0	4	11
April	0	0	3
May	0	0	0
June	0	0	0
July	0	0	0
August	0	0	0
September	0	0	0
October	0	0	2
November	0	4	12
December	1	12	22
Year	6	44	92

Memphis Temperatures: Averages by Month

Days of Hot Weather in Memphis

How Often Memphis Has Cold Temperatures

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