Clifton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Clifton, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Waynesboro, 23 km from Clifton; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 61.8 in1569 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 3,875
- Cooling degree days
- 1,339
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Clifton in January
Highs average 49°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1943)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1940)
- Heating degree days
- 843
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 29°−1°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1996)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 665
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Clifton in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 36°2°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1929)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 504
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Clifton in April
Highs average 72°22° and lows 43°6°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1915)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 245
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Clifton in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 53°12°, with 5.8 in148 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1911)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 78
- Cooling degree days
- 104
Clifton in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 62°17°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 266
Clifton in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1952)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 377
Clifton in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 347
Clifton in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 57°14°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 32
- Cooling degree days
- 181
Clifton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 45°7°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1903)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Clifton in November
Highs average 61°16° and lows 34°1°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1984)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 523
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Clifton in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 29°−1°, with 6.2 in157 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1998)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 758
- Cooling degree days
- 0