Surgoinsville, TN Climate


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The climate in Surgoinsville, TN is generally mild and humid. Summers in the area typically bring temperatures in the high 80s, with the occasional 90-degree days. Winters are usually cold and wet, with temperatures dipping down into the low 30s. Spring and fall bring moderate temperatures in the mid-60s to low 70s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it falling during summer months.

Surgoinsville, Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Surgoinsville averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Surgoinsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Surgoinsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Surgoinsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSurgoinsville, TennesseeUnited States
  45.1 in.38.1 in.
  9.1 in.27.8 in.
  115.0 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  24.2°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  1122 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 Surgoinsville with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Surgoinsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Surgoinsville are May, September and June.
In Surgoinsville, there are 15.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Surgoinsville with an average of 24.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Surgoinsville, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Surgoinsville, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Surgoinsville 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 Surgoinsville.
July is the wettest month in Surgoinsville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 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 45.1 inches in Surgoinsville means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Surgoinsville with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 115.0 rainy days annually in Surgoinsville, which is about average compared to other 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 9.1 inches in Surgoinsville means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Surgoinsville with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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