Geography
Nashville lies on the Cumberland River in the northwestern portion of the Nashville Basin. Nashville's topography ranges from 385 ft (117 m) above sea level at the Cumberland River to 1,160 feet (354 m) above sea level at its highest point.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 526.1 square miles(1,362.6 km²), of which, 502.3 square miles (1,300.8 km²) of it is land and 23.9 square miles (61.8 km²) of it (4.53%) is water.
 Climate
Nashville has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and chilly winters. Average annual rainfall is 48.1 inches (1222 mm), typically with winter and spring being the wettest and autumn being the driest. In the winter months, snowfall is not uncommon in Nashville but is usually not heavy. Average annual snowfall is about 9 inches (229 mm), falling mostly in January and February and occasionally March and December. Spring and fall are generally pleasantly warm but prone to severe thunderstorms, which occasionally bring tornadoes â€” with recent major events on April 16, 1998, April 7, 2006, and February 5, 2008. Relative humidity in Nashville averages 83% in the mornings and 60% in the afternoons, which is considered moderate for the Southeastern United States.
The coldest temperature ever recorded in Nashville was −17 Â°F (−27 Â°C), on January 21, 1985, and the highest was 107 Â°F (42 Â°C), on July 28, 1952. The largest one-day snow total was 17 inches (432 mm) on March 17, 1892. The largest snow event in the recent memory was the storm on January 16, 2003, on which date Nashville received 7 inches (178 mm).
Nashville's long springs and autumns combined with a diverse array of trees and grasses can often make it uncomfortable for allergy sufferers. In 2008, Nashville was ranked as the 18th-worst spring allergy city in the U.S. by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.

Weather averages for Nashville, TN
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °F (°C)
78
(26)
84
(29)
86
(30)
91
(33)
95
(35)
106
(41)
107
(42)
104
(40)
105
(41)
94
(34)
84
(29)
79
(26)
107
(42)
Average high °F (°C)
46
(8)
52
(11)
61
(16)
70
(21)
77
(25)
85
(29)
89
(32)
88
(31)
82
(28)
71
(22)
59
(15)
49
(9)
69
(21)
Average low °F (°C)
28
(-2)
31
(-1)
39
(4)
47
(8)
57
(14)
65
(18)
70
(21)
68
(20)
61
(16)
49
(9)
40
(4)
30
(-1)
48.75
(9)
Record low °F (°C)
-17
(-27)
-13
(-25)
2
(-17)
23
(-5)
34
(1)
42
(6)
54
(12)
49
(9)
36
(2)
26
(-3)
-1
(-18)
-10
(-23)
-17
(-27)
Precipitation inches (mm)
3.97
(100.8)
3.69
(93.7)
4.87
(123.7)
3.93
(99.8)
5.07
(128.8)
4.08
(103.6)
3.77
(95.8)
3.28
(83.3)
3.59
(91.2)
2.87
(72.9)
4.45
(113)
4.54
(115.3)
48.11
(1,222)