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United States / Tennessee / Johnson City Metro Area / Carter County / Hunter / Zip Codes
Hunter, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Winters are usually very mild with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing, while summers tend to be quite hot with high humidity levels. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, making Hunter a very lush and green area of Tennessee. The city's proximity to the Cumberland Mountains also provides some relief from the heat during summer months as temperatures drop in elevation.

Hunter, Tennessee gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hunter averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Hunter. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hunter gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Hunter, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHunter, TennesseeUnited States
  43.8 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  134.8 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.57
  4.84.3
  1568 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 Hunter with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Hunter, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hunter are September, May and June.
In Hunter, there are 14.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hunter with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Hunter, there are 95.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Hunter, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Hunter but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Hunter with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in Hunter means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Hunter with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.8 rainy days annually in Hunter, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Hunter means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Hunter with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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