Winchester, TN Climate


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Winchester, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 85°F while the average low during the winter months is around 27°F. Generally, the city experiences mild conditions year-round due to its proximity to the Tennessee River. Rainfall is abundant and frequent throughout the year, with thunderstorms common in spring and early summer. Snowfall is light compared to other parts of Tennessee, but can occur several times during winter months.

Winchester, Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winchester averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Winchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winchester is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Winchester, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Winchester with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Winchester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winchester are May, September and October.
In Winchester, there are 28.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winchester with an average of 27.4°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Winchester, there are 83.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Winchester, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Winchester during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Winchester.
December is the wettest month in Winchester with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.6 inches in Winchester means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
December is the rainiest month in Winchester with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 124.8 rainy days annually in Winchester, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.7 inches in Winchester means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Winchester with 0.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I grew up in Winchester and I can't recommend moving there. If you plan on raising a family there, your children will be at a disadvantage attending schools in the area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

i am wanting to move my family of three little boys and a huband and myself out to a safe smallish town with some stuff to do but not all buisinesses and where people  More

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We moved to Winchester approximately 2 years ago from the NYC tri-state area. Needless to say, it big changes and like everywhere else there are some great pros and  More

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