Alexandria weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Alexandria, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Carthage, 20 km from Alexandria; records cover 1890–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 52.5 in1334 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.5 in3.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 3,806
- Cooling degree days
- 1,455
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Alexandria in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1894)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Alexandria in February
Highs average 53°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1927)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 671
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Alexandria in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1929)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 508
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Alexandria in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1925)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Alexandria in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 54°12°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1911)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1927)
- Heating degree days
- 75
- Cooling degree days
- 118
Alexandria in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 63°17°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 283
Alexandria in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°19°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 404
Alexandria in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 65°18°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1930)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 366
Alexandria in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 59°15°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1927)
- Heating degree days
- 21
- Cooling degree days
- 209
Alexandria in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 47°8°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 203
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Alexandria in November
Highs average 62°16° and lows 36°2°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 490
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Alexandria in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1982)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 743
- Cooling degree days
- 0