Lake County, TN Climate

Lake, TN County has a humid subtropical climate, with warm summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 62°F, with average highs in the summer reaching about 88°F and lows in winter averaging around 37°F. The area experiences abundant rainfall throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches annually. Humidity levels are generally high due to the subtropical climate, and snowfall is light but still fairly consistent. There is often a pleasant breeze at night during the summer months to help keep temperatures from becoming too uncomfortably hot.

Lake County, Tennessee gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake County averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Lake County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

6.6 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Lake, Tennessee	United States
	49.6 in.	38.1 in.
	4.5 in.	27.8 in.
	105.0 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	89.6°	85.8°
	26.7°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.8	4.3
	277 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 Lake County with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Lake County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake County are May, September and October.

In Lake County, there are 43.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake County with an average of 26.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Lake County, there are 74.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Lake County, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

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

May is the wettest month in Lake County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in Lake County means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in Lake County with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in Lake County, which is less rainy than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.5 inches in Lake County means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Lake County with 1.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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