La Follette, TN Climate


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La Follette, TN has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are mild to cool with occasional cold snaps. The area experiences an average of 50 inches of rain each year, with snowfall generally occurring in late November and early December. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with August being the wettest month and July being the driest. Winters tend to be mild and sunny, with temperatures rarely falling below 25 degrees Fahrenheit during the day or night.

La Follette, Tennessee gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Follette averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in La Follette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Follette gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in La Follette, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLa Follette, TennesseeUnited States
  51.9 in.38.1 in.
  6.4 in.27.8 in.
  119.7 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  86.8°85.8°
  24.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.84.3
  1073 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 La Follette with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In La Follette, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Follette are May, September and June.
In La Follette, there are 19.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Follette with an average of 24.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In La Follette, there are 103.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In La Follette, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
Humidity in La Follette 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.
July is the wettest month in La Follette with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.9 inches in La Follette means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in La Follette with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in La Follette, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 6.4 inches in La Follette means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in La Follette with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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