Blount County, TN Climate

Blount, TN County has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures range from the mid 50s Fahrenheit in the winter to the low 90s in the summer. Average low temperatures range from the upper 20s in the winter to the mid 70s in the summer. The county receives an average of 41 inches of precipitation annually, including occasional snow and ice during the winter months. It is typically sunny throughout much of the year with varying levels of cloudiness.

Blount County, Tennessee gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blount County averages 6 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 Blount County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blount County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 28
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Blount County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Blount, Tennessee	United States
	50.5 in.	38.1 in.
	6.2 in.	27.8 in.
	128.6 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	27.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.4	4.3
	1406 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 Blount County with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Blount County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blount County are May, September and October.

In Blount County, there are 28.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blount County with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Blount County, there are 79.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Blount County, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Blount County 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 Blount County.

July is the wettest month in Blount County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in Blount County means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in Blount County with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 128.6 rainy days annually in Blount County, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 6.2 inches in Blount County means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Blount County with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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