Athens weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Athens, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at ATHENS, 3 km from Athens; records cover 1962–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 60.4 in1534 mm
- Snow a year
- 4 in9 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,699
- Cooling degree days
- 1,479
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
Athens in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2022)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 825
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Athens in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Athens in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 37°3°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 0.8 in2 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1982)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 485
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Athens in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 45°7°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 229
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Athens in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1962)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 67
- Cooling degree days
- 123
Athens in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 286
Athens in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1980)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 402
Athens in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Athens in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1975)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 214
Athens in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 47°8°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2019)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 198
- Cooling degree days
- 40
Athens in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2016)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 496
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Athens in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 31°0°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2015)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 731
- Cooling degree days
- 1