When to go · Nashville
Nashville in May
Great month. Inside Nashville's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- Medium
- United States overall
- Prices
- Medium
- United States overall
Verdict
Inside Nashville's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Nashville in this guide.
Weather in May
- NashvilleHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 15 °C (59 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 59 °F (15 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Gulf and Deep South, United States · New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Atlantabest weather
Spring and autumn are comfortable; summer is hot and humid; hurricanes reach the Gulf coast.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Memorial Day big impact
Last Monday of May · United States
Start of summer; roads and beaches full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · United States overall
- Medium
- Prices · United States overall
- Medium
United States overall: Warm and green; Memorial Day (last Monday) opens the summer season; timed-entry systems start at some parks.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Nashville, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Apr: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Apr: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Rain days
May: 5
Apr: 5
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 1
May: Inside Nashville's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
April: Inside Nashville's best window: Apr–May, Sep–Oct.
Nashville: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.