It’s almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Tennessee using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
#25. Houston County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 76 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.5 degrees
#24. Obion County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.0 degrees
#23. Hardin County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
#22. Carroll County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
#21. Weakley County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.4 degrees
#20. Henry County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
#19. Henderson County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
#18. Humphreys County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 76 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.7 degrees
#17. Cheatham County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 76 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.7 degrees
#16. Decatur County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.8 degrees
#15. Benton County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
#14. Gibson County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
#13. McNairy County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
#12. Chester County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 79 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
#11. Madison County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
#10. Davidson County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 77 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.8 degrees
#9. Lake County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
#8. Crockett County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.0 degrees
#7. Dyer County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.7 degrees
#6. Hardeman County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.3 degrees
#5. Lauderdale County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 79 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
#4. Haywood County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 2.1 degrees
#3. Tipton County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 79 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.2 degrees
#2. Fayette County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 80 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 78 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.9 degrees
#1. Shelby County
– Summer 2022 average temperature: 81 degrees
– Historic average summer temperature: 80 degrees
— 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degrees
