Newport, TN Climate


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Newport, TN has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average temperature in July, the hottest month of the year, is around 78°F while the average temperature in January, the coldest month of the year, is around 37°F. With moderate temperatures throughout the year, Newport offers many comfortable outdoor activities to its residents. Precipitation is fairly balanced and ranges from 2.6 inches in August to 4.1 inches in April. The area also experiences light snowfall throughout winter months, averaging about 6 inches per year.

Newport, Tennessee gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Newport averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 211 sunny days per year in Newport. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Newport gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Newport is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Newport, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNewport, TennesseeUnited States
  46.5 in.38.1 in.
  4.4 in.27.8 in.
  124.7 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  87.0°85.8°
  25.9°21.7°
  7.57
  4.74.3
  1053 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 Newport with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Newport, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Newport are May, September and June.
In Newport, there are 21.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Newport with an average of 25.9°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Newport, there are 92.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Newport, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Newport 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 Newport.
July is the wettest month in Newport with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Newport means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
March is the rainiest month in Newport with 11.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 124.7 rainy days annually in Newport, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.4 inches in Newport means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Newport with 1.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 9 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 12 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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