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United States / Tennessee / Knoxville Metro Area / Grainger County / Rutledge / Zip Codes
Rutledge, TN has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. During the winter months temperatures average in the high 40s and low 50s while in the summer months they typically range from the mid 80s to low 90s. The area receives an average of 47 inches of rain annually and experiences about 20 days of measurable snowfall each year. Rutledge enjoys four distinct seasons that bring a variety of weather throughout the year.

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

Rutledge averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Rutledge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rutledge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Rutledge, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRutledge, TennesseeUnited States
  46.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.6 in.27.8 in.
  136.2 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  25.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.54.3
  1017 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 Rutledge with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Rutledge, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rutledge are May, September and June.
In Rutledge, there are 15.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rutledge with an average of 25.8°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Rutledge, there are 91.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Rutledge, there are 0.7 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 Rutledge 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 Rutledge.
July is the wettest month in Rutledge with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Rutledge means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
March is the rainiest month in Rutledge with 13.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 136.2 rainy days annually in Rutledge, which is one of the rainiest 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 11.6 inches in Rutledge means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Rutledge with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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