Taft weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Taft, Tennessee: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Fayetteville Water Plant, 20 km from Taft; records cover 1957–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 59.8 in1519 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.1 in2.8 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 10
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 3,361
- Cooling degree days
- 1,567
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 14°−10° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Taft in January
Highs average 50°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2022)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 770
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Taft in February
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 5.7 in145 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2023)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 588
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Taft in March
Highs average 63°17° and lows 40°4°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2007)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 423
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Taft in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 48°9°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1977)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 181
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Taft in May
Highs average 80°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1962)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 49
- Cooling degree days
- 139
Taft in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 304
Taft in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 68°20°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 411
Taft in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 388
Taft in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 60°15°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1957)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 221
Taft in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°23° and lows 48°9°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1961)
- Heating degree days
- 180
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Taft in November
Highs average 62°16° and lows 38°3°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1984)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 459
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Taft in December
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°1°, with 6.5 in164 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1984)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 689
- Cooling degree days
- 1