🇺🇸 Manchester, Tennessee, USA
Does It Rain at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival?
Across roughly 15 years of records at the site, rain falls on about 100% of Bonnaroo days, averaging 2.5mm a day.
The short answer
100%
of days see 1mm+
2.5 mm
average per day
High
mud risk
Wet days are common enough that boots are a sensible default rather than an over-reaction, especially in the camping fields.
Rain day by day
| Day | Rain | High | Weather score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 11 Jun | 4.8 mm | 29°C | 86% |
| Fri 12 Jun | 1.6 mm | 29°C | 96% |
| Sat 13 Jun | 1.8 mm | 29°C | 96% |
| Sun 14 Jun | 1.9 mm | 30°C | 95% |
The wettest festival day on average is Thu 11 Jun at 4.8mm; the driest is Fri 12 Jun at 1.6mm. Over the main days that adds up to roughly 10.1mm.
What rain actually does to Bonnaroo
Heat and humidity are the dominant challenge — Bonnaroo runs free water stations and misting tents for a reason. Severe thunderstorms can roll across the farm fast and have forced multiple weather evacuations over the years, and when it rains heavily the open farmland turns into red Tennessee mud that sticks to everything.
If the forecast turns wet
- Boots over trainers, and a spare pair of shoes sealed in a bag.
- Rain jacket for walking, poncho for standing in a crowd with a backpack.
- Pitch on the high side of the field, never in a dip, and use a groundsheet.
- Dry bags for phone, power bank, tickets and one full change of clothes.
How we know
These numbers come from the Open-Meteo historical reanalysis at the festival's coordinates, averaged day by day over about 15 years. They describe a typical edition, not the one you're going to — for the live picture, the Bonnaroo forecast page updates twice a day once the event is inside the forecast window.