Manchester, TN Climate

Manchester, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The temperatures range from an average of 47°F in winter months to an average of 80°F during the summer months. Rainfall is frequent throughout the year, with an average of around 48 inches per year. Humidity levels are high in Manchester with averages of around 75%. In addition to rainfall, thunderstorms are common in the area and can be quite severe during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is relatively rare but does occur occasionally during the winter months.

Manchester, Tennessee gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Manchester 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 Manchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manchester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 27
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Manchester is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.6 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Manchester, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Manchester, Tennessee	United States
	57.4 in.	38.1 in.
	3.6 in.	27.8 in.
	128.9 days	106.2 days
	205 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	26.7°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.9	4.3
	1060 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 Manchester with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Manchester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manchester are May, September and June.

In Manchester, there are 18.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Manchester with an average of 26.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Manchester, there are 85.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Manchester, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Manchester 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 Manchester.

December is the wettest month in Manchester with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.4 inches in Manchester means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in Manchester with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 128.9 rainy days annually in Manchester, which is rainier than most 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 3.6 inches in Manchester means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Manchester with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.