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United States / Tennessee / Knoxville Metro Area / Blount County / Townsend / Zip Codes
Townsend, TN enjoys a mild climate throughout the year with temperatures that rarely exceed 90 degrees in the summer and typically stay above freezing in the winter. The area experiences moderate rainfall with occasional thunderstorms in the summer months, as well as snowfall in December and January. Spring and fall are particularly pleasant times to visit, when temperatures are much more comfortable and precipitation is less frequent.

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

Townsend averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Townsend 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 Townsend 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 Townsend, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTownsend, TennesseeUnited States
  52.6 in.38.1 in.
  6.8 in.27.8 in.
  137.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  86.7°85.8°
  27.6°21.7°
  7.57
  4.44.3
  1073 ft.2443 ft.
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 Townsend with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Townsend, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Townsend are May, September and June.
In Townsend, 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 Townsend with an average of 27.6°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Townsend, 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 Townsend, 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 Townsend 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 Townsend.
July is the wettest month in Townsend 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 Townsend means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Townsend 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 Townsend, 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 Townsend means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Townsend with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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