Oak Hill, TN Climate


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Oak Hill, TN is characterized by a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The city typically sees temperatures ranging from an average low of 40°F in the winter to an average high of 88°F in the summer months. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year, with slightly higher precipitation totals falling during the summer months and lower levels in the winter. The city also experiences an average of 44 inches of snowfall each year.

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

Oak Hill averages 4 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 Oak Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oak Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 26
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Oak Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOak Hill, TennesseeUnited States
  50.5 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  117.6 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  89.0°85.8°
  26.4°21.7°
  7.37
  4.64.3
  581 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 Oak Hill with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Oak Hill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oak Hill are May, September and October.
In Oak Hill, there are 37.0 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 Oak Hill with an average of 26.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Oak Hill, there are 86.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Oak Hill, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill.
May is the wettest month in Oak Hill with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 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 50.5 inches in Oak Hill means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Oak Hill with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 117.6 rainy days annually in Oak Hill, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.7 inches in Oak Hill means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Oak Hill with 1.6 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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