Rural Hill, TN Climate


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Rural Hill, TN enjoys a moderate climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the summer months as warm air from the Gulf of Mexico clashes with cooler air masses from the north. January is usually the coldest month, with temperatures averaging around 42 degrees Fahrenheit. July is typically the warmest month with average temperatures of 84 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year, helping to keep things lush and green.

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

Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rural Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Rural Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRural Hill, TennesseeUnited States
  50.2 in.38.1 in.
  4.1 in.27.8 in.
  120.2 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  26.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.64.3
  581 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 Rural Hill with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Rural Hill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rural Hill are May, September and October.
In Rural Hill, there are 39.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rural Hill with an average of 26.8°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Rural Hill, there are 82.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Rural Hill, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Rural Hill 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 Rural Hill.
May is the wettest month in Rural Hill with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.2 inches in Rural Hill means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Rural Hill with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 120.2 rainy days annually in Rural Hill, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 4.1 inches in Rural Hill means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Rural Hill with 1.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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