Springfield climate
Warm humid seasons support parks and the greenway, while storms, flooding, heat, pollen, and winter shape the year
The city information lists 27.3 degrees Celsius, 66 percent humidity, and AQI 49. Warm seasons support greenway walks, parks, gardens, outdoor meals, downtown events, and family visits, while humidity, heat, pollen, mosquitoes, thunderstorms, and heavy rain can change the effort of a normal day. Winter brings cold, shorter days, occasional snow or ice, and saturated ground after prolonged rain. The library, downtown businesses, hospital, and home activities provide alternatives.
National Weather Service Nashville records include severe storms, tornadoes, flash floods, winter weather, and a May 2024 event with flooding reported in Springfield and Robertson County. Inspect heating and cooling, insulation, windows, roof, gutters, lot grade, drainage, basement or crawl space, trees, power backup, air filtration, cell service, internet, and insurance. Run food, pharmacy, hospital, library, park, greenway, and home routes in summer, after rain, and on a cold or stormy day if possible.
Keep two versions of each outdoor day. A greenway walk or downtown event can become a library visit, indoor exercise, home activity, medical route, or early return after a heat warning, tornado watch, storm, flood notice, or icy road. Ask how long heating, cooling, medicine storage, internet, and family communication remain available during a power interruption.
Living through the seasons
Summers are the easier season. Winter comfort deserves a closer look.
- Overall Comfort
- Good
2.9 / 5
- Average Summer High
- 87°F
- Days Above 90°F
- 27 days/year
- Summer Feel
- Very Good
Warm · 87°F
Excellent
4.1 / 5
- Average Winter Low
- 31°F / 0°C
- Days Below Freezing
- 71 days/year
- Winter Feel
- Moderate
Fair
Good
1.9 / 5
Find the cooler and drier route
Walk or drive from home to food, care, library, and a park in warm weather, then check shade, water, rest, crossings, traffic, cooling, and the return. A rainy visit reveals the sheltered alternative.
The shape of the year
Humidity, comfortable months, and sunshine show how the seasons differ.
- Humidity
- 78%
- Comfortable Months
- 6 months
- Solar Exposure
- 1563 peak sun hrs/yr
Good
Fair
Poor
Air, allergies, and weather
Air quality and allergies shape day to day comfort. The best months and weather risks help with timing.
Air and allergies
- Air Quality
- Excellent
- Allergy Levels
- Poor
4.7 / 5
Current AQI
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Current PM2.5
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Timing and weather
- Long Term Fine Particle Pollution
- 6.4 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
- Best Months
- Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Toughest Months
- Feb, Jan, Dec
- Heat Risk
- Moderate
- Drought Risk
- Low
- Weather Volatility
- Moderate
Good · 6.4 µg/m³ 2021-2025 modeled average
Good
3.4 / 5
Springfield in everyday life
Could Springfield work for you?
What may work well
- Warm seasons support parks, the greenway, gardens, downtown events, outdoor meals, and family visits.
- Springfield emergency information and National Weather Service records give households useful starting points for heat, storm, flood, and winter preparation.
What to think about
- Humidity, heat, thunderstorms, flooding, tornadoes, pollen, mosquitoes, AQI 49, winter cold, ice, and power interruptions can change the week quickly.
- Heating and cooling, roof, gutters, drainage, trees, air filtration, power backup, flood review, and insurance deserve exact home review.
- A mild spring visit will not show how the home, roads, hospital, and daily errands perform during a tornado warning, flood, ice, or a long cold night.
Choose a Springfield home for Middle Tennessee weather
Inspect indoor comfort
Review heating, cooling, shade, windows, roof, gutters, drainage, flood tools, trees, air quality, power, indoor options, utility history, and storm access.
Repeat the main routes
Drive or walk to food, pharmacy, hospital, care, library, park, greenway, family, airport, and detour roads at different times while noting heat, rain, storms, crossings, traffic, and return energy.
Keep a seasonal alternative
Pair outdoor favorites with library, home, indoor exercise, medical routes, downtown, shopping, family, or detours for heat, lightning, rain, flooding, smoke, snow, ice, and storms.
Questions retirees ask
What is the weather like in Springfield, Tennessee?
The city information lists 27.3 degrees Celsius, 66 percent humidity, and AQI 49. Expect warm humid seasons with storms, heavy rain, pollen, mosquitoes, and heat, plus winter cold, occasional ice, saturated ground, and tornado or flood planning.
How should I inspect a Springfield home for weather?
Check heating and cooling, insulation, windows, roof, gutters, drainage, flood information, basement or crawl space, trees, air filtration, power backup, insurance, utility history, and routes to NorthCrest and groceries.
What can I do when weather stops outdoor plans?
Stokes Brown Public Library, indoor downtown businesses, NorthCrest services, home activities, family contact, and indoor exercise can keep the week workable during heat, lightning, heavy rain, flooding, snow, ice, or storms.
Springfield supports an active Middle Tennessee life when the home handles heating, cooling, drainage, and power and the household has a serious plan for storms, flooding, tornadoes, insurance, winter roads, and care access. The climate review belongs in the address decision from the first visit.
Sources
Climate comfort helps estimate how practical daily life may feel across the year, especially for heat, humidity, cold, and seasonal constraints.
Seasonal timing, health conditions, air conditioning, air quality, and elevation can change the lived experience.
- NASA POWER
Used for Overall Comfort, Summer Feel, Average Summer High, Days Above 90°F, Winter Feel, Average Winter Low, Days Below Freezing, Humidity, Comfortable Months, Solar Exposure, Best Months, Toughest Months, Allergy Levels, Heat Risk, Weather Volatility
- Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS, checked against U.S. EPA AirData
Used for Air Quality, Long-Term Fine-Particle Pollution
Checked 2026-05-18
- Federal Emergency Management Agency National Risk Index
Used for Drought Risk
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