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Cookeville weather by month

What a typical year looks like in Cookeville, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at COOKEVILLE, 5 km from Cookeville; records cover 1896–2026.

Today’s Cookeville forecast

The year at a glance

January: typical high 47.1°F, low 27°F, precipitation 5.29 in. February: typical high 51.4°F, low 29°F, precipitation 5.48 in. March: typical high 60°F, low 35.4°F, precipitation 5.46 in. April: typical high 69.8°F, low 43.2°F, precipitation 5.35 in. May: typical high 77.5°F, low 53.3°F, precipitation 5.15 in. June: typical high 84.3°F, low 61.9°F, precipitation 5.45 in. July: typical high 87.3°F, low 66.1°F, precipitation 5.69 in. August: typical high 86.9°F, low 64.2°F, precipitation 3.93 in. September: typical high 81.9°F, low 57.4°F, precipitation 4.47 in. October: typical high 71.9°F, low 45°F, precipitation 3.35 in. November: typical high 60.4°F, low 35.1°F, precipitation 4.3 in. December: typical high 50.9°F, low 30.3°F, precipitation 6.1 in.−30°−34°−10°−23°10°−12°30°−1°50°10°70°21°90°32°110°43°47°8°27°−3°Jan51°11°29°−2°Feb60°16°35°2°Mar70°21°43°6°Apr78°25°53°12°May84°29°62°17°Jun87°31°66°19°Jul87°31°64°18°Aug82°28°57°14°Sep72°22°45°7°Oct60°16°35°2°Nov51°11°30°−1°DecPrecipitation
Bars: typical low to high (official normals, 1991–2020) Record high Record low
Precipitation a year
60 in1525 mm
Snow a year
6 in15 cm
Last spring freeze
Apr 12
First fall freeze
Oct 23
Heating degree days
4,014
Cooling degree days
1,269

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 95°35° (cooling, 1%).

Month by month

Cookeville in January

Highs average 47°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical January.

Record high
80°27° (1943)
Record low
−22°−30° (1985)
Heating degree days
866
Cooling degree days
0

Cookeville in February

Highs average 51°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical February.

Record high
82°28° (2023)
Record low
−13°−25° (1996)
Heating degree days
695
Cooling degree days
0

Cookeville in March

Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 0.9 in2.3 cm of snow in a typical March.

Record high
87°31° (1929)
Record low
−1°−18° (1980)
Heating degree days
539
Cooling degree days
3

Cookeville in April

Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical April.

Record high
96°36° (1896)
Record low
20°−7° (1923)
Heating degree days
272
Cooling degree days
18

Cookeville in May

Highs average 78°25° and lows 53°12°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.

Record high
98°37° (1896)
Record low
29°−2° (1963)
Heating degree days
88
Cooling degree days
100

Cookeville in June

Highs average 84°29° and lows 62°17°, with 5.5 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical June.

Record high
105°41° (2012)
Record low
38°3° (1966)
Heating degree days
7
Cooling degree days
250

Cookeville in July

Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation in a typical July.

Record high
105°41° (1930)
Record low
46°8° (1937)
Heating degree days
0
Cooling degree days
363

Cookeville in August

Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.

Record high
105°41° (1930)
Record low
43°6° (1946)
Heating degree days
1
Cooling degree days
328

Cookeville in September

Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical September.

Record high
104°40° (1925)
Record low
33°1° (1928)
Heating degree days
33
Cooling degree days
172

Cookeville in OctoberThis month

Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical October.

Record high
96°36° (1938)
Record low
22°−6° (1957)
Heating degree days
236
Cooling degree days
32

Cookeville in November

Highs average 60°16° and lows 35°2°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.

Record high
88°31° (2016)
Record low
4°−16° (1929)
Heating degree days
520
Cooling degree days
3

Cookeville in December

Highs average 51°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 6.1 in155 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical December.

Record high
77°25° (2007)
Record low
−13°−25° (1962)
Heating degree days
757
Cooling degree days
0