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United States / Tennessee / Chattanooga Metro Area / Hamilton County / Fairmount / Zip Codes
Fairmount, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average summer temperature is in the mid-80s while the average winter temperature is in the mid-40s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with around 4 inches per month on average. There are occasional thunderstorms during the spring and summer months which can bring heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Fairmount, Tennessee gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairmount averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Fairmount. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairmount gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Fairmount, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairmount, TennesseeUnited States
  57.2 in.38.1 in.
  3.2 in.27.8 in.
  105.9 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  26.0°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  1949 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 Fairmount with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In Fairmount, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairmount are September, June and May.
In Fairmount, there are 7.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairmount with an average of 26.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Fairmount, there are 84.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Fairmount, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Fairmount 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 Fairmount.
December is the wettest month in Fairmount with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.2 inches in Fairmount means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Fairmount with 10.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.9 rainy days annually in Fairmount, which is less rainy than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 3.2 inches in Fairmount means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Fairmount with 1.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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