Spencer weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Spencer, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Sparta Wastewater Plant, 19 km from Spencer; records cover 1961–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.7 in1491 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in13 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 3,877
- Cooling degree days
- 1,370
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 11°−12° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Spencer in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2002)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Spencer in February
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 2.5 in6.4 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1996)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 675
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Spencer in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 37°3°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2004)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 509
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Spencer in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1973)
- Heating degree days
- 244
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Spencer in May
Highs average 78°26° and lows 55°13°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1962)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 74
- Cooling degree days
- 111
Spencer in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 273
Spencer in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 381
Spencer in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°19°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1983)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1965)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 351
Spencer in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1990)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Spencer in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 46°8°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 225
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Spencer in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 36°2°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2003)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 517
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Spencer in December
Highs average 51°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 6 in153 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 750
- Cooling degree days
- 0