Weather in Knoxville in October 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Knoxville in October
The temperature in October is +22°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +30°C during the day and a minimum of +5°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 64% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +29°C to +13°C.
Is Knoxville warm or cold in October?
Knoxville is typically mild in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +27°C to +22°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +10°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Knoxville:
Climate in Knoxville in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +22°C | +16°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +4°C | -3°C | -8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +35°C | +29°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 87 mm | 75 mm | 90 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 75% | 74% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as good as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +27°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +22°C. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 87 mm to 75 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 75% to 74%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 8 to 10.
November brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Knoxville is gradually increasing during October, going from 1 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Knoxville?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Knoxville in October has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+19°C) and the highest in 2016 (+23°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 700 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 2090 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Knoxville, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
