Miami is 6.1°C (11°F) warmer by day, Miami has 14.9°C (26.8°F) warmer nights, and both get similar annual rainfall.
Miami is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Nashville peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Miami is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Both collect a similar amount of rain over the year — 1,374 mm (54.1 in) in Miami and 1,332 mm (52.4 in) in Nashville. The most comfortable time to visit is January, February and December in Miami and May, June and September in Nashville.
| Miami | Metric | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 79.7°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 68.7°F |
| 75.4°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 48.6°F |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 54.1 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 52.4 in |
| June | ☔Wettest month | May |
| February | 🏜️Driest month | October |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 76% | 💧Average humidity | 77% |
| 4.3 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.7 m/s |
Overnight, Miami typically falls to around 24.1°C (75.4°F) while Nashville settles near 9.2°C (48.6°F).
Miami is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Nashville peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Miami sees the most rain in June and the least in February; Nashville is wettest in May and driest in October.
Nashville feels the more humid of the two, averaging 77% relative humidity against 76%.
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 | Miami | Nashville | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 67.3 | 70❄️ | 72.9 | 27.3 | 36❄️ | 44.6 |
| February | 68.9 | 71.6 | 74.3 | 30.7 | 40.3 | 49.6 |
| March | 70.3 | 73 | 75.9 | 38.1 | 48.6 | 59 |
| April | 73.4 | 75.9 | 78.4 | 46.9 | 57.6 | 68 |
| May | 77.2 | 79.2 | 81.3 | 57 | 66.6 | 76.1 |
| June | 80.4 | 82 | 83.8 | 65.3 | 74.7 | 83.8 |
| July | 82 | 83.5 | 85.1 | 69.6 | 79.2🔥 | 88.9 |
| August | 82.4 | 84🔥 | 85.6 | 68.4 | 79.2 | 90 |
| September | 81.3 | 82.9 | 84.4 | 61 | 72.5 | 84 |
| October | 78.4 | 80.1 | 81.9 | 49.3 | 60.8 | 72.5 |
| November | 73.9 | 75.9 | 78.1 | 37.9 | 48.7 | 59.4 |
| December | 70.2 | 72.5 | 74.8 | 30.9 | 39.9 | 48.7 |
| Annual Avg | 75.6 | 77.5 | 79.7 | 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 Miami 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 Miami and Nashville — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Miami is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 26.5°C (79.7°F) against 20.4°C (68.7°F) in Nashville — roughly 6.1°C (11°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Miami, with average lows of 24.1°C (75.4°F) versus 9.2°C (48.6°F).
Miami is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 29.8°C (85.6°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.
Nashville gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -2.6°C (27.3°F), compared with 19.6°C (67.2°F) at the low point of the year in Miami.
They get a similar amount of rain over a year — about 1,374 mm (54.1 in) in Miami and 1,332 mm (52.4 in) in Nashville. Miami is wettest in June and driest in February; Nashville is wettest in May and driest in October.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 76% in Miami and 77% in Nashville across the year.
The most comfortable months in Miami are January, February and December, 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.
Miami is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 18.9°C (34°F), and narrowest in July, about 2.4°C (4.3°F).
Nashville has the bigger seasonal swing, about 24°C (43.2°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 7.8°C (14°F) in Miami — so Miami has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Miami comes out ahead — it offers warmer days than Nashville. Nashville is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather.
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 Miami and Nashville, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
