St. Joseph, TN Climate


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St. Joseph, TN is located in the beautiful state of Tennessee and has a humid continental climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit while winters are typically cold and snowy with temperatures dipping down to around 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year with an average of 49 inches annually. Due to its location in the Appalachian Valley, the city often sees higher than average snowfall during winter months. With such varying weather patterns, it’s important to be prepared for any type of weather when visiting St. Joseph, TN.

St. Joseph, Tennessee gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Joseph averages 3 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 St. Joseph. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Joseph gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 26
Rain: averages 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in St. Joseph, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Joseph, TennesseeUnited States
  58.8 in.38.1 in.
  2.6 in.27.8 in.
  108.5 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  26.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.94.3
  794 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.

August is the hottest month for St. Joseph with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In St. Joseph, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Joseph are May, September and October.
In St. Joseph, there are 32.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Joseph with an average of 26.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In St. Joseph, there are 86.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In St. Joseph, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
Humidity in St. Joseph can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.
December is the wettest month in St. Joseph with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.8 inches in St. Joseph means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in St. Joseph with 10.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 108.5 rainy days annually in St. Joseph, which is less rainy 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 2.6 inches in St. Joseph means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in St. Joseph with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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