Greenbrier, TN Climate


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Greenbrier, TN has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid with average temperatures in the 80s and 90s, while winters are mild with average temperatures in the 40s and 50s. The area gets an average of 43 inches of rain per year with the wettest months being April, May, and October. Snowfall is fairly light, usually ranging from a few inches to up to 10 or 12 inches in some years.

Greenbrier, Tennessee gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenbrier averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Greenbrier. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenbrier gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.4 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Greenbrier, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGreenbrier, TennesseeUnited States
  51.0 in.38.1 in.
  4.9 in.27.8 in.
  112.1 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  25.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.44.3
  853 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 Greenbrier with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Greenbrier, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenbrier are May, September and June.
In Greenbrier, there are 32.0 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 Greenbrier with an average of 25.6°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Greenbrier, there are 87.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Greenbrier, there are 0.6 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 Greenbrier 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 Greenbrier.
May is the wettest month in Greenbrier with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in Greenbrier means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Greenbrier with 11.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in Greenbrier, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.9 inches in Greenbrier means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Greenbrier with 2.4 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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