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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / DeKalb County / Dowelltown / Zip Codes
Dowelltown, TN experiences a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cool winters. The area receives an average of 43 inches of rain per year and has an average yearly temperature of 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Snowfall is light throughout the winter months, while summertime temperatures often reach the mid-80s with high humidity. The area generally enjoys mild weather conditions all year round.

Dowelltown, Tennessee gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dowelltown averages 5 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 Dowelltown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dowelltown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 26
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dowelltown is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Dowelltown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDowelltown, TennesseeUnited States
  54.6 in.38.1 in.
  5.2 in.27.8 in.
  117.0 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  26.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  577 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 Dowelltown with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In Dowelltown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dowelltown are May, September and October.
In Dowelltown, there are 34.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dowelltown with an average of 26.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Dowelltown, there are 89.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Dowelltown, 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 Dowelltown 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 Dowelltown.
December is the wettest month in Dowelltown with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.6 inches in Dowelltown means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
December is the rainiest month in Dowelltown with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 117.0 rainy days annually in Dowelltown, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.2 inches in Dowelltown means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Dowelltown with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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