Bolivar weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bolivar, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Bolivar Water Works, 2 km from Bolivar; records cover 1894–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56.1 in1426 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.7 in4.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 1
- First fall freeze
- Oct 30
- Heating degree days
- 3,594
- Cooling degree days
- 1,652
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bolivar in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1943)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 820
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bolivar in February
Highs average 54°12° and lows 31°0°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1954)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 636
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Bolivar in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 5.9 in149 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1929)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 457
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Bolivar in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 200
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Bolivar in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1926)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Bolivar in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°19°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 327
Bolivar in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 49°9° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 442
Bolivar in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 408
Bolivar in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°15°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1951)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 220
Bolivar in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with 4 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1941)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 193
- Cooling degree days
- 50
Bolivar in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1961)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 480
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Bolivar in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 31°0°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1951)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 732
- Cooling degree days
- 1