Shelbyville climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shelbyville?

Shelbyville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,268 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shelbyville?

The hottest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1952, reaching 41.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shelbyville?

The coldest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1985, at -26.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shelbyville?

Yes. Shelbyville gets on average 17.1 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Shelbyville warmed?

Yes: Shelbyville warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shelbyville?

The wettest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2008, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shelbyville?

The windiest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2008, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shelbyville?

The warmest month in Shelbyville is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shelbyville?

Shelbyville receives on average 1,268 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shelbyville?

Shelbyville gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shelbyville (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,268 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 (25.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Shelbyville averages 56 frost days, 68 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.

Shelbyville has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 63 to 49 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 27 July 1952) and the coldest -26.5 °C (on 20 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

ShelbyvilleTennessee

coords: 35.48°, -86.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

15.3°C

Average daily high

20.6°C

Average daily low

10.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,268mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

22.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

56 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

68 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

129 d/yr

Annual snowfall

17.1 cm

Average feels-like high

20.4 °C

Average feels-like low

9.2 °C

Average peak gust

34.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

73 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.2 °C

27 July 1952

Coldest day

-26.5 °C

20 January 1985

Wettest day

116 mm

26 August 2008

Windiest day

39.8 km/h

4 March 2008

Strongest gust

120.6 km/h

10 March 1952

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest feels-like

-31.9 °C

20 January 1985

Snowiest day

21.1 cm

4 December 1945

Sunniest day

14.0 h

19 June 2022

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	35.6 °C17 August 2025	-12.9 °C20 January 2025	16.3 °C	1,326 mm	77	54
2024	36.5 °C28 August 2024	-18.0 °C17 January 2024	16.7 °C	1,422 mm	78	42
2023	36.5 °C25 August 2023	-4.9 °C29 November 2023	17.0 °C	1,151 mm	65	30
2022	36.7 °C8 July 2022	-16.8 °C23 December 2022	16.2 °C	1,417 mm	85	63
2021	34.5 °C28 July 2021	-11.0 °C16 February 2021	16.3 °C	1,487 mm	59	47
2020	35.0 °C17 July 2020	-8.2 °C26 December 2020	16.3 °C	1,553 mm	67	32
2019	36.4 °C3 October 2019	-8.0 °C13 November 2019	16.8 °C	1,547 mm	109	40
2018	35.5 °C4 July 2018	-14.0 °C2 January 2018	16.2 °C	1,710 mm	101	47
2017	34.6 °C21 July 2017	-12.8 °C8 January 2017	16.7 °C	1,592 mm	55	38
2016	36.3 °C25 June 2016	-15.2 °C24 January 2016	17.1 °C	967 mm	114	50
2015	35.4 °C20 July 2015	-15.4 °C8 January 2015	16.3 °C	1,385 mm	70	55
2014	34.1 °C27 July 2014	-15.9 °C7 January 2014	14.7 °C	1,280 mm	63	67
2013	34.2 °C17 July 2013	-8.5 °C28 November 2013	15.1 °C	1,477 mm	47	64
2012	40.8 °C29 June 2012	-7.4 °C12 February 2012	16.8 °C	1,200 mm	72	37
2011	38.0 °C3 August 2011	-16.1 °C14 January 2011	16.0 °C	1,327 mm	95	46
2010	37.5 °C4 August 2010	-16.9 °C31 January 2010	15.5 °C	1,034 mm	104	73
2009	35.7 °C27 June 2009	-14.7 °C16 January 2009	15.4 °C	1,439 mm	50	56
2008	35.9 °C21 July 2008	-11.8 °C20 January 2008	15.3 °C	1,197 mm	70	57
2007	40.1 °C15 August 2007	-10.0 °C31 January 2007	17.0 °C	740 mm	107	49
2006	35.7 °C21 July 2006	-10.3 °C8 December 2006	16.3 °C	1,077 mm	81	42
2005	35.9 °C14 August 2005	-9.8 °C18 January 2005	16.0 °C	1,119 mm	84	44
2004	33.1 °C13 July 2004	-10.3 °C7 January 2004	15.6 °C	1,627 mm	40	52
2003	33.0 °C26 August 2003	-14.8 °C24 January 2003	15.0 °C	1,524 mm	33	64
2002	34.8 °C10 September 2002	-9.3 °C28 February 2002	15.8 °C	1,237 mm	70	56
2001	32.9 °C31 July 2001	-12.1 °C3 January 2001	15.4 °C	1,355 mm	46	52
2000	37.0 °C17 August 2000	-12.8 °C27 January 2000	15.5 °C	1,074 mm	74	59
1999	37.6 °C30 July 1999	-11.3 °C5 January 1999	16.2 °C	1,053 mm	70	41
1998	35.7 °C25 June 1998	-9.7 °C1 January 1998	16.3 °C	1,226 mm	92	31
1997	35.4 °C27 July 1997	-17.4 °C11 January 1997	14.6 °C	1,464 mm	43	54
1996	34.7 °C1 July 1996	-22.0 °C5 February 1996	14.6 °C	1,507 mm	54	63
1995	36.1 °C18 August 1995	-11.8 °C10 December 1995	15.3 °C	1,209 mm	67	63
1994	32.9 °C14 August 1994	-17.2 °C19 January 1994	15.4 °C	1,630 mm	40	49
1993	36.7 °C26 July 1993	-12.0 °C14 March 1993	15.0 °C	1,215 mm	78	58
1992	33.9 °C12 July 1992	-12.3 °C16 January 1992	14.6 °C	1,250 mm	29	48
1991	36.6 °C7 August 1991	-12.9 °C16 February 1991	15.9 °C	1,373 mm	79	53
1990	38.3 °C28 August 1990	-9.4 °C25 December 1990	16.4 °C	1,360 mm	79	35
1989	34.2 °C5 August 1989	-19.9 °C22 December 1989	14.5 °C	1,568 mm	49	61
1988	37.9 °C26 June 1988	-17.8 °C11 January 1988	14.8 °C	1,015 mm	80	69
1987	36.2 °C22 August 1987	-12.8 °C27 January 1987	15.3 °C	1,007 mm	84	48
1986	37.1 °C20 July 1986	-14.9 °C27 January 1986	15.5 °C	1,168 mm	77	54
1985	35.0 °C4 June 1985	-26.5 °C20 January 1985	14.8 °C	1,301 mm	59	70
1984	34.6 °C19 June 1984	-20.8 °C21 January 1984	14.7 °C	1,339 mm	51	66
1983	37.8 °C21 August 1983	-19.0 °C25 December 1983	14.6 °C	1,301 mm	73	56
1982	33.9 °C9 June 1982	-25.5 °C17 January 1982	15.2 °C	1,390 mm	52	57
1981	37.7 °C25 June 1981	-14.6 °C12 February 1981	14.7 °C	1,096 mm	56	62
1980	39.2 °C16 July 1980	-15.4 °C3 March 1980	14.9 °C	1,126 mm	91	63
1979	34.2 °C4 July 1979	-19.9 °C10 February 1979	14.4 °C	1,491 mm	36	69
1978	34.9 °C28 June 1978	-13.7 °C9 January 1978	14.3 °C	1,118 mm	69	74
1977	37.7 °C16 July 1977	-18.8 °C17 January 1977	15.2 °C	1,367 mm	86	62
1976	34.7 °C24 July 1976	-14.0 °C9 January 1976	14.0 °C	1,205 mm	33	72
1975	34.8 °C4 September 1975	-11.5 °C14 January 1975	15.2 °C	1,426 mm	54	49
1974	34.5 °C19 July 1974	-9.3 °C26 February 1974	15.3 °C	1,381 mm	42	45
1973	33.4 °C29 August 1973	-15.4 °C13 January 1973	15.3 °C	1,570 mm	47	50
1972	34.0 °C6 June 1972	-17.9 °C16 January 1972	14.8 °C	1,300 mm	54	48
1971	35.3 °C26 June 1971	-21.1 °C9 February 1971	15.2 °C	1,160 mm	63	52
1970	36.0 °C3 July 1970	-18.2 °C9 January 1970	14.9 °C	1,138 mm	70	66
1969	35.9 °C4 July 1969	-13.3 °C5 January 1969	14.4 °C	1,069 mm	78	73
1968	36.3 °C23 August 1968	-14.2 °C17 January 1968	14.1 °C	995 mm	62	76
1967	33.6 °C18 June 1967	-15.1 °C25 February 1967	14.6 °C	1,134 mm	34	65
1966	37.6 °C14 July 1966	-22.5 °C30 January 1966	14.3 °C	1,020 mm	57	66
1965	34.8 °C24 July 1965	-15.5 °C31 January 1965	15.2 °C	976 mm	60	63
1964	38.0 °C4 August 1964	-10.0 °C15 January 1964	15.2 °C	1,257 mm	79	56
1963	34.9 °C9 June 1963	-25.7 °C24 January 1963	14.5 °C	1,015 mm	62	74
1962	37.1 °C23 July 1962	-19.3 °C11 January 1962	15.2 °C	1,291 mm	93	62
1961	33.9 °C30 July 1961	-14.8 °C28 January 1961	14.7 °C	1,389 mm	54	49
1960	35.5 °C6 September 1960	-18.2 °C5 March 1960	14.2 °C	1,220 mm	75	83
1959	35.0 °C30 June 1959	-15.4 °C5 January 1959	15.4 °C	1,203 mm	77	59
1958	35.0 °C13 June 1958	-18.1 °C17 February 1958	14.0 °C	1,154 mm	68	70
1957	35.9 °C3 August 1957	-13.4 °C17 January 1957	15.6 °C	1,509 mm	58	41
1956	36.7 °C18 August 1956	-6.8 °C9 January 1956	15.7 °C	1,228 mm	86	53
1955	35.0 °C8 September 1955	-15.2 °C12 February 1955	15.3 °C	1,244 mm	77	67
1954	39.1 °C5 September 1954	-10.5 °C13 January 1954	16.1 °C	951 mm	109	55
1953	37.3 °C1 September 1953	-12.6 °C18 December 1953	15.9 °C	1,031 mm	93	40
1952	41.2 °C27 July 1952	-9.7 °C30 January 1952	15.5 °C	1,109 mm	87	40
1951	37.5 °C31 August 1951	-19.9 °C2 February 1951	15.2 °C	1,550 mm	89	60
1950	35.2 °C26 June 1950	-17.4 °C25 November 1950	14.8 °C	1,511 mm	23	65
1949	34.0 °C8 July 1949	-14.3 °C1 February 1949	15.7 °C	1,496 mm	60	44
1948	35.6 °C4 July 1948	-18.2 °C18 January 1948	15.1 °C	1,537 mm	71	54
1947	38.2 °C3 August 1947	-10.0 °C10 February 1947	14.5 °C	1,057 mm	76	73
1946	34.1 °C17 August 1946	-6.6 °C27 January 1946	15.7 °C	1,214 mm	38	40
1945	36.7 °C24 July 1945	-15.3 °C20 December 1945	15.2 °C	1,294 mm	71	53
1944	36.8 °C23 June 1944	-6.3 °C10 January 1944	15.3 °C	1,245 mm	75	49
1943	38.5 °C26 August 1943	-8.7 °C15 February 1943	14.6 °C	1,071 mm	76	64
1942	36.3 °C2 August 1942	-16.0 °C10 January 1942	14.5 °C	985 mm	60	68
1941	34.0 °C1 July 1941	-8.6 °C9 March 1941	14.8 °C	920 mm	68	75
1940	33.4 °C29 July 1940	-21.4 °C27 January 1940	13.3 °C	1,348 mm	38	66

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

21.8 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

77 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

54 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1326 mm

+58 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	7.1 °C	-1.3 °C	94 mm	-25 mm
Feb	13.3 °C	+2.3 °C	121 mm	-1 mm
Mar	19.6 °C	+3.9 °C	145 mm	+6 mm
Apr	23.3 °C	+2.3 °C	127 mm	+7 mm
May	24.1 °C	-1.3 °C	223 mm	+116 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+0.4 °C	147 mm	+58 mm
Jul	32.1 °C	+1.1 °C	87 mm	-19 mm
Aug	30.4 °C	-0.2 °C	55 mm	-29 mm
Sep	29.2 °C	+1.7 °C	88 mm	+3 mm
Oct	22.8 °C	+0.9 °C	89 mm	+12 mm
Nov	17.3 °C	+2.1 °C	81 mm	-21 mm
Dec	11.8 °C	+1.6 °C	70 mm	-50 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.6 °C

17 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-12.9 °C

20 Jan 2025

Wettest day

52.2 mm

6 Apr 2025

Windiest day

38.9 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

113.4 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.2 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-18.1 °C

20 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

9.7 cm

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shelbyville?

Shelbyville has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 1,268 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shelbyville?

The hottest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1952, reaching 41.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shelbyville?

The coldest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1985, at -26.5 °C.

Does it snow in Shelbyville?

Yes. Shelbyville gets on average 17.1 cm of snow per year and has around 56 frost days.

Has the climate of Shelbyville warmed?

Yes: Shelbyville warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shelbyville?

The wettest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 2008, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shelbyville?

The windiest day measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2008, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shelbyville?

The warmest month in Shelbyville is July (25.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Shelbyville?

Shelbyville receives on average 1,268 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shelbyville?

Shelbyville gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shelbyville?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shelbyville between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1945, with 21.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Shelbyville?

Yes: Shelbyville has on average 73 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shelbyville?

In Shelbyville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -31.9 °C on 20 January 1985.

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