Tennessee May Temperature by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the month of May in Tennessee for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest May in Tennessee History?

1962 was the warmest May in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 86.6 °F, and the average low was 58.5 °F.

What Was the Coldest May in Tennessee History?

1917 was the coolest May in Tennessee history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 73.3 °F, and the average low was 47.2 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	70	77.2	55.0
2022	23	80.0	57.9
2021	101	75.6	52.6
2020	103	74.7	53.2
2019	9	81.2	59.0
2018	2	83.6	61.0
2017	58	77.9	55.4
2016	83	76.4	54.1
2015	37	79.8	56.2
2014	46	78.9	55.7
2013	86	76.2	53.9
2012	7	82.3	58.6
2011	76	76.7	54.7
2010	20	80.0	58.1
2009	61	76.0	56.8
2008	90	76.4	53.1
2007	32	82.5	54.9
2006	86	76.2	53.9
2005	110	76.3	50.2
2004	9	80.8	59.4
2003	59	76.3	56.7
2002	99	75.8	52.5
2001	53	78.9	55.0
2000	27	80.2	57.3
1999	74	78.5	53.1
1998	13	80.6	58.4
1997	125	73.9	49.0
1996	33	80.1	57.1
1995	65	77.3	55.1
1994	124	74.5	49.4
1993	81	76.9	53.9
1992	107	75.0	51.9
1991	8	79.8	60.6
1990	103	74.8	53.1
1989	117	74.0	51.5
1988	96	79.1	49.9
1987	5	83.2	58.8
1986	47	78.7	55.8
1985	61	77.8	55.1
1984	113	75.3	50.8
1983	107	74.8	52.0
1982	19	82.2	56.2
1981	119	74.5	50.6
1980	77	77.4	53.7
1979	93	75.8	53.5
1978	90	75.8	53.8
1977	27	81.4	56.1
1976	127	73.2	49.1
1975	34	79.6	57.3
1974	50	77.7	56.2
1973	119	74.6	50.4
1972	85	77.2	52.9
1971	123	74.9	49.3
1970	47	80.7	53.7
1969	65	79.5	53.0
1968	95	76.2	53.0
1967	106	75.0	52.2
1966	101	76.4	51.8
1965	13	82.2	56.8
1964	42	80.4	54.8
1963	77	78.2	53.0
1962	1	86.6	58.5
1961	122	74.7	50.0
1960	110	76.4	50.2
1959	13	81.2	57.7
1958	64	78.4	54.3
1957	38	80.2	55.3
1956	35	80.2	56.6
1955	27	81.0	56.5
1954	127	73.2	49.1
1953	17	80.6	58.2
1952	53	80.0	53.8
1951	79	80.1	50.9
1950	23	80.0	57.9
1949	44	80.2	54.6
1948	81	78.2	52.5
1947	105	76.5	51.0
1946	99	75.1	53.2
1945	117	74.5	51.1
1944	12	82.5	56.8
1943	27	80.6	57.0
1942	59	79.6	53.4
1941	27	83.2	54.4
1940	115	76.6	49.2
1939	70	78.1	54.2
1938	50	78.3	55.7
1937	53	79.1	54.7
1936	23	83.5	54.6
1935	65	77.6	54.7
1934	38	81.4	54.0
1933	9	81.3	58.8
1932	74	78.5	53.1
1931	107	75.6	51.2
1930	50	78.6	55.3
1929	79	76.6	54.4
1928	96	77.3	51.8
1927	38	79.3	56.1
1926	61	80.8	52.1
1925	110	76.6	50.0
1924	126	73.5	48.9
1923	98	74.9	53.8
1922	38	79.0	56.4
1921	72	78.8	53.2
1920	73	77.2	54.5
1919	90	75.5	54.1
1918	13	82.3	56.7
1917	129	73.3	47.2
1916	26	81.7	56.1
1915	35	80.2	56.7
1914	56	81.0	52.4
1913	56	79.6	53.8
1912	49	79.5	54.8
1911	20	83.7	54.5
1910	115	74.5	51.2
1909	88	76.8	53.0
1908	42	79.2	56.0
1907	119	74.6	50.8
1906	65	79.5	53.0
1905	18	79.8	58.7
1904	84	78.1	52.2
1903	44	79.5	55.3
1902	4	83.5	58.9
1901	88	77.7	52.0
1900	65	79.4	53.1
1899	6	82.4	59.0
1898	20	82.5	55.7
1897	113	75.8	50.4
1896	3	84.3	59.6
1895	93	76.6	52.8