Nashville is 4.8°C (8.6°F) warmer by day, Nashville has 3.2°C (5.8°F) warmer nights, Nashville gets 118 mm (4.6 in) more rain a year.
Nashville is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while New York peaks in July 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 1,214 mm (47.8 in) in New York. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September in Nashville and June, August and September in New York.
| Nashville | Metric | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 68.7°F | 🌡️Average daytime high | 60.1°F |
| 48.6°F | 🌙Average nighttime low | 42.8°F |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 52.4 in | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 47.8 in |
| May | ☔Wettest month | July |
| October | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 77% | 💧Average humidity | 80% |
| 1.7 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 1.6 m/s |
Overnight, Nashville typically falls to around 9.2°C (48.6°F) while New York settles near 6°C (42.8°F).
Nashville is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas New York peaks in July and is coolest in January.
Nashville sees the most rain in May and the least in October; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York feels the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity against 77%.
For New York, the pick of the year is June, August 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 | Nashville | New York | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 27.3 | 36❄️ | 44.6 | 20.8 | 27.9❄️ | 35.1 |
| February | 30.7 | 40.3 | 49.6 | 22.5 | 30 | 37.8 |
| March | 38.1 | 48.6 | 59 | 29.1 | 37.6 | 46.2 |
| April | 46.9 | 57.6 | 68 | 38.5 | 48 | 57.6 |
| May | 57 | 66.6 | 76.1 | 49.1 | 58.5 | 68 |
| June | 65.3 | 74.7 | 83.8 | 59 | 68 | 77 |
| July | 69.6 | 79.2🔥 | 88.9 | 65.5 | 74.5🔥 | 83.7 |
| August | 68.4 | 79.2 | 90 | 64.2 | 73.4 | 82.8 |
| September | 61 | 72.5 | 84 | 57.2 | 66.6 | 76.1 |
| October | 49.3 | 60.8 | 72.5 | 45.9 | 55 | 64.2 |
| November | 37.9 | 48.7 | 59.4 | 35.4 | 43.5 | 51.8 |
| December | 30.9 | 39.9 | 48.7 | 27 | 33.8 | 40.5 |
| Annual Avg | 48.6 | 58.6 | 68.7 | 42.8 | 51.4 | 60.1 |
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 Nashville and New York 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 Nashville and New York — 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 15.6°C (60.1°F) in New York — roughly 4.8°C (8.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Nashville, with average lows of 9.2°C (48.6°F) versus 6°C (42.8°F).
Nashville is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 32.2°C (90°F), while New York peaks in July at around 28.7°C (83.6°F). That makes Nashville the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
New York gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about -6.2°C (20.8°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 1,214 mm (47.8 in) in New York. Nashville is wettest in May and driest in October; New York is wettest in July and driest in February.
New York is the more humid of the two, averaging 80% relative humidity over the year against 77% in Nashville.
The most comfortable months in Nashville are May, June and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
New York is at its most pleasant around June, August 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 March, about 6.1°C (11°F), and narrowest in July, about 2.6°C (4.7°F).
New York has the bigger seasonal swing, about 25.9°C (46.6°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 New York 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 Nashville and New York, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
