Cordova climate — normals and trends
Cordova (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,179 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Cordova averages 46 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Cordova has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 51 to 41 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 3 August 2011) and the coldest -22.6 °C (on 21 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CordovaTennessee
- coords
- 35.16°, -89.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
21.5°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,179mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.6 cm
Average feels-like high
21.4 °C
Average feels-like low
10.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.0 °C
3 August 2011
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
21 January 1985
Wettest day
138 mm
26 September 2002
Windiest day
58.6 km/h
12 July 1945
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
11 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
2 July 1980
Coldest feels-like
-28.6 °C
20 January 1985
Snowiest day
15.2 cm
22 December 1963
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 90 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 12.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 127 mm | +21 mm |
| Mar | 20.6 °C | +4.1 °C | 99 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 24.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 294 mm | +167 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 171 mm | +59 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 190 mm | +110 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 28 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 8 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 57 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 130 mm | +51 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 51 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | 11.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cordova?
Cordova has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,179 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cordova?
The hottest day measured in Cordova between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2011, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cordova?
The coldest day measured in Cordova between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1985, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cordova?
Yes. Cordova gets on average 11.6 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Cordova warmed?
Yes: Cordova warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cordova?
The wettest day measured in Cordova between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2002, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cordova?
The windiest day measured in Cordova between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1945, with winds reaching 58.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cordova?
The warmest month in Cordova is July (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Cordova?
Cordova receives on average 1,179 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cordova?
Cordova gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cordova?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cordova between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1963, with 15.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cordova?
Yes: Cordova has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cordova?
In Cordova, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 2 July 1980, and the lowest was -28.6 °C on 20 January 1985.
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