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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / Scott County / Huntsville / Zip Codes
Huntsville, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer range from 72-90°F while winter temperatures average around 40-60°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 4-5 inches per month. Thunderstorms are common in the summer months, often accompanied by strong winds and hail. Snowfall in the winter can be significant, ranging from 2-9 inches annually depending on location.

Huntsville, Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Huntsville averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Huntsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Huntsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Huntsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHuntsville, TennesseeUnited States
  53.8 in.38.1 in.
  7.4 in.27.8 in.
  126.1 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  24.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.54.3
  1319 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 Huntsville with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Huntsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Huntsville are September, May and June.
In Huntsville, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Huntsville with an average of 24.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Huntsville, there are 110.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Huntsville, there are 1.5 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 Huntsville 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 Huntsville.
May is the wettest month in Huntsville with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.8 inches in Huntsville means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Huntsville with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 126.1 rainy days annually in Huntsville, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Huntsville means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Huntsville with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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