Nashville weather in August

In August, Nashville sees average daytime highs of 88°F and overnight lows near 70°F, with 3.3 in of rain across 10.6 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Nashville's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nashville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
88°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
70°
11th coldest
Rainfall
3.3 in
10.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:10 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
4 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Nashville is capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and seat of Davidson County.

Density
506/km²
people per km²
Founded
1779

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 88°F through the month.

A typical August day in Nashville reaches about 88°F in the afternoon and slips back to 70°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 81°F and 95°F. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 6°F warmer than September.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How August really feels in Nashville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
27
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nashville weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 31°4.110.41.79.81.4
Feb51° / 34°4.610.41.710.62.4
Mar60° / 41°5.011.50.711.74.6
Apr70° / 50°5.011.1012.96.2
May78° / 60°4.912.5013.96.3
Jun86° / 68°3.912.5014.44.8
Jul89° / 71°4.212.8014.24.0
Aug88° / 70°3.310.6013.44.5
Sep82° / 63°3.28.1012.26.4
Oct71° / 51°3.68011.17.1
Nov59° / 41°3.99.10.210.14.7
Dec50° / 35°4.910.70.89.62.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
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55446
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Nashville gets around 3.3 in of rain over 10.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
240
340
439
539
639
739
839
938
1038
1138
1237
1337
1436
1536
1635
1734
1833
1932
2031
2131
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1161431461
2161432451
3261432451
4261532441
5271532431
6271533422
7271533412
8271533412
9281632402
10281632392
11281632393
12281632383
13281732383
14291731373
15291831373
16291832363
172101832353
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25291838321
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27291839310
28391939300
293101939280
304102039270
314102139260

Wind in August

Winds average 4 mph in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 mph on the calmest days to 5 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
14calm
24calm
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44calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 4:57 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.94:576:49
213.84:586:48
313.84:596:47
413.85:006:46
513.75:016:45
613.75:016:44
713.75:026:43
813.65:036:42
913.65:046:41
1013.65:056:40
1113.65:066:39
1213.55:066:38
1313.55:076:36
1413.55:086:35
1513.45:096:34
1613.45:106:33
1713.45:106:32
1813.35:116:30
1913.35:126:29
2013.25:136:28
2113.25:146:26
2213.25:156:25
2313.15:156:24
2413.15:166:22
2513.15:176:21
2613.05:186:20
2713.05:196:18
2813.05:196:17
2912.95:206:15
3012.95:216:14
3112.85:226:12

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Nashville?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Nashville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nashville in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Nashville sees daytime highs around 88°F and nights near 70°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nashville in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nashville peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Nashville in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Nashville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Dec 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nashville?

Nashville sits at 36.2°N, 86.8°W, 558 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Brentwood, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Nashville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Nashville.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nashville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 276 ft around an average of 469 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,919 ft.

The land around Nashville is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) within 2 miles, trees (63%) within 10 miles, and trees (60%) and grassland (25%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
276 ft
10 miles
1,030 ft
50 miles
1,919 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Brentwood 9.3 mi · Hermitage 9.3 mi · Brentwood Estates 9.9 mi · Goodlettsville 12 mi · Hendersonville 13 mi · Mount Juliet 15 mi · La Vergne 16 mi · Franklin 17 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nashville (36.1659°, -86.7844°, elevation 558 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).