Zip 37663 (Colonial Heights, TN) Climate


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The climate in 37663 Colonial Heights, TN is generally mild in the summer months, with average temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the high 80s. Winters are cooler, and temperatures can dip into the mid-30s at night, though daytime highs remain in the upper 40s and 50s. On average, precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year. Summers tend to be humid and wet while winters are often dry and cold. Snowfall is common during winter months but rarely lasts long due to mild temperatures.

Colonial Heights (zip 37663), Tennessee gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colonial Heights (zip 37663) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Colonial Heights (zip 37663). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colonial Heights (zip 37663) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 25
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37663 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 37663 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateColonial Heights, TennesseeUnited States
  42.8 in.38.1 in.
  11.0 in.27.8 in.
  135.9 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.57
  4.44.3
  1436 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 the 37663 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37663 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37663 zip code are May, September and June.
In the 37663 zip code, there are 18.4 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 37663 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In the 37663 zip code, there are 95.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In the 37663 zip code, there are 0.6 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 the 37663 zip code 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 the 37663 zip code.
July is the wettest month in the 37663 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.8 inches in the 37663 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.
March is the rainiest month in the 37663 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 135.9 rainy days annually in the 37663 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 11.0 inches in the 37663 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37663 zip code with 4.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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