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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / Lauderdale County / Gates / Zip Codes
Gates, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 92°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 38°F. Rainfall averages around 43 inches per year and snowfall is very light, if any at all. Thunderstorms are common during the summer months. Spring and fall are usually pleasant with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.

Gates, Tennessee gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gates averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Gates. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gates gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 28
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.2 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Gates, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

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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 Gates with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Gates, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gates are May, September and October.
In Gates, there are 43.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gates with an average of 28.2°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Gates, there are 68.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In Gates, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
Humidity in Gates 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 Gates with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.5 inches in Gates means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Gates with 10.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 99.5 rainy days annually in Gates, which is one of the least rainy places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.5 inches in Gates means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Gates with 1.5 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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