Forest Hills, TN Climate


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Forest Hills, TN has warm and humid summers, with temperatures reaching up to 94°F during the hottest days of summer. Winters in Forest Hills are mild with an average temperature of around 46°F. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rain each year, primarily during the summer months. Snowfall is typically minimal in Forest Hills due to its southern location. It is generally sunny throughout the year, with an average of 221 sunny days per year.

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

Forest Hills averages 4 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 Forest Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Forest Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateForest Hills, TennesseeUnited States
  49.6 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  119.7 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  89.0°85.8°
  27.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.64.3
  653 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 Forest Hills with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Forest Hills, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Forest Hills are May, September and October.
In Forest Hills, there are 37.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Forest Hills with an average of 27.3°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Forest Hills, there are 78.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills.
May is the wettest month in Forest Hills with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.6 inches in Forest Hills means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Forest Hills with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in Forest Hills, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 3.7 inches in Forest Hills means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Forest Hills with 1.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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