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United States / Tennessee / Memphis Metro Area / Fayette County / Gallaway / Zip Codes
Gallaway, TN has a humid subtropical climate characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers. Average temperatures range from lows of 21°F in January to highs of 90°F in July. The city receives an average of 45 inches of precipitation annually, with most occurring during the summer months. The area is often subject to thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes in spring and summer.

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

Gallaway averages 3 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 Gallaway. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gallaway gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gallaway is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

5.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Gallaway, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGallaway, TennesseeUnited States
  54.5 in.38.1 in.
  2.8 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  216 days205 days
  91.1°85.8°
  29.6°21.7°
  7.17
  5.14.3
  282 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 Gallaway with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Tennessee. In Gallaway, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gallaway are May, October and April.
In Gallaway, there are 59.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gallaway with an average of 29.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In Gallaway, there are 62.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In Gallaway, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
Humidity in Gallaway 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.
December is the wettest month in Gallaway with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 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 54.5 inches in Gallaway means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
December is the rainiest month in Gallaway with 10.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Gallaway, which is less rainy than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.8 inches in Gallaway means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Gallaway with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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