Nashville is 2.2°C (4°F) warmer by day, Nashville has 2.4°C (4.3°F) warmer nights, Nashville gets 294 mm (11.6 in) more rain a year.
Kansas City is at its warmest in July and coolest in January, while Nashville peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Nashville is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Nashville is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,332 mm (52.4 in) of rain a year against 1,038 mm (40.9 in) in Kansas City. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September in Kansas City and May, June and September in Nashville.
| Kansas City | Metric | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 64.8°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 68.7°F |
| 44.2°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 48.6°F |
| July | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 40.9 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 52.4 in |
| May | ☔Wettest month | May |
| January | 🏜️Driest month | October |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 75% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 3.1 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.7 m/s |
Overnight, Kansas City typically falls to around 6.8°C (44.2°F) while Nashville settles near 9.2°C (48.6°F).
Kansas City is hottest in July and coldest in January, whereas Nashville peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Kansas City sees the most rain in May and the least in January; Nashville is wettest in May and driest in October.
Nashville feels the more humid of the two, averaging 77% relative humidity against 75%.
For Nashville, the pick of the year is May, June and September.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Kansas City | Nashville | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 19.8 | 28.4❄️ | 37 | 27.3 | 36❄️ | 44.6 |
| February | 23 | 32.9 | 42.8 | 30.7 | 40.3 | 49.6 |
| March | 32.9 | 44.1 | 55.2 | 38.1 | 48.6 | 59 |
| April | 42.6 | 54.1 | 65.7 | 46.9 | 57.6 | 68 |
| May | 54 | 64.2 | 74.7 | 57 | 66.6 | 76.1 |
| June | 64 | 73.6 | 83.3 | 65.3 | 74.7 | 83.8 |
| July | 68.5 | 78.4🔥 | 88.3 | 69.6 | 79.2🔥 | 88.9 |
| August | 66.6 | 77.4 | 88.2 | 68.4 | 79.2 | 90 |
| September | 57.9 | 69.3 | 80.8 | 61 | 72.5 | 84 |
| October | 45.3 | 56.7 | 68 | 49.3 | 60.8 | 72.5 |
| November | 33.3 | 43.3 | 53.2 | 37.9 | 48.7 | 59.4 |
| December | 23.7 | 32.2 | 40.8 | 30.9 | 39.9 | 48.7 |
| Annual Avg | 44.2 | 54.5 | 64.8 | 48.6 | 58.6 | 68.7 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°F). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Kansas City and Nashville feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Kansas City and Nashville — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Nashville is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 20.4°C (68.7°F) against 18.2°C (64.8°F) in Kansas City — roughly 2.2°C (4°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Nashville, with average lows of 9.2°C (48.6°F) versus 6.8°C (44.2°F).
Kansas City is hottest in July, averaging highs of about 31.3°C (88.4°F), while Nashville peaks in August at around 32.2°C (90°F). That makes Nashville the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Kansas City gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -6.8°C (19.7°F), compared with -2.6°C (27.3°F) at the low point of the year in Nashville.
Nashville is the wetter city, collecting about 1,332 mm (52.4 in) of rain a year versus 1,038 mm (40.9 in) in Kansas City. Kansas City is wettest in May and driest in January; Nashville is wettest in May and driest in October.
Nashville is the more humid of the two, averaging 77% relative humidity over the year against 75% in Kansas City.
The most comfortable months in Kansas City are May, June and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Nashville is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Nashville is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 4.3°C (7.7°F), and narrowest in July, about 0.4°C (0.7°F).
Kansas City has the bigger seasonal swing, about 27.8°C (50°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 24°C (43.2°F) in Nashville — so Nashville has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Nashville for warmer weather and pick Kansas City if you prefer drier conditions. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Kansas City and Nashville, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
