East Ridge, TN Climate


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East Ridge, TN has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the 90s during the day. There are often afternoon thunderstorms which provide relief from the heat. Winters are mild and cool, with lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with snowfall occurring typically from December through March.

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

East Ridge averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in East Ridge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Ridge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 29
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.7 Summer - 6.6 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in East Ridge, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Ridge, TennesseeUnited States
  50.5 in.38.1 in.
  1.4 in.27.8 in.
  99.2 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  29.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  784 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 East Ridge with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In East Ridge, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Ridge are May, October and April.
In East Ridge, there are 42.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Ridge with an average of 29.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In East Ridge, there are 68.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In East Ridge, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
Humidity in East Ridge can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
February is the wettest month in East Ridge with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.5 inches in East Ridge means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
February is the rainiest month in East Ridge with 9.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.2 rainy days annually in East Ridge, which is one of the least rainy 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 1.4 inches in East Ridge means that it is one of the least snowy places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in East Ridge with 0.6 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.
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Lived here almost 30 years. Biggest problem is corrupt police, they're worse than the criminals. They still believe in the good old boy Network. Not really much in East  More

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