Hamblen County, TN Climate

Hamblen County, Tennessee has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and cool winters. The annual average temperature for the county is 63°F, with January being the coldest month at an average of 37°F and July being the warmest month at an average of 85°F. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 44 inches annually. The area does experience all four seasons and can receive occasional snowfall in the winter months. Although it rarely reaches freezing temperatures overnight, Hamblen County experiences moderate amounts of humidity that are typical for most places in the South.

Hamblen County, Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hamblen County averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Hamblen County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hamblen County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

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

Climate	Hamblen, Tennessee	United States
	44.8 in.	38.1 in.
	10.0 in.	27.8 in.
	124.4 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	25.9°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.6	4.3
	1251 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 Hamblen County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Hamblen County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hamblen County are May, September and June.

In Hamblen County, there are 15.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hamblen County with an average of 25.9°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In Hamblen County, there are 88.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In Hamblen County, there are 0.5 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County.

July is the wettest month in Hamblen County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in Hamblen County means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

March is the rainiest month in Hamblen County with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 124.4 rainy days annually in Hamblen 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.0 inches in Hamblen County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Hamblen County with 3.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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