Harrogate, TN Climate


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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / Claiborne County / Harrogate / Zip Codes
Harrogate, TN has a humid subtropical climate characterized by mild winters and hot, humid summers. The city experiences four distinct seasons, with spring and fall generally being the most pleasant times of year. Winters are short and usually mild, with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid-80s and even higher in July and August. Average rainfall is moderate throughout the year, with the heaviest precipitation falling during late spring and early summer months.

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

Harrogate averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Harrogate. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrogate gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harrogate is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.8 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Harrogate, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHarrogate, TennesseeUnited States
  50.1 in.38.1 in.
  11.2 in.27.8 in.
  135.3 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  24.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  1325 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 Harrogate with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Harrogate, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harrogate are May, September and June.
In Harrogate, there are 21.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harrogate with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Harrogate, there are 104.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Harrogate, there are 1.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Harrogate 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 Harrogate.
July is the wettest month in Harrogate with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Harrogate means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
March is the rainiest month in Harrogate with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 135.3 rainy days annually in Harrogate, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Harrogate means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Harrogate with 3.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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