Zip 37882 (Townsend, TN) Climate

The climate in 37882 Townsend, TN is mild and temperate with warm summers and cool to cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 60°F, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing or rising above the mid-80s. Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year, with summer months receiving more rain than winter months. Snowfall is sporadic but can occur in certain areas during particularly cold winter months.

Townsend (zip 37882), Tennessee gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Townsend (zip 37882) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Townsend (zip 37882). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Townsend (zip 37882) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37882 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37882 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Townsend, Tennessee	United States
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	86.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	Unlock
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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 the 37882 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37882 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37882 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37882 zip code, there are 21.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 37882 zip code with an average of 27.6°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37882 zip code, there are 83.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37882 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 37882 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 37882 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37882 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.6 inches in the 37882 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37882 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 137.3 rainy days annually in the 37882 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.8 inches in the 37882 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37882 zip code with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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