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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / Grundy County / Pelham / Zip Codes
Pelham, TN has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cool with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing due to the area’s location in the northwest corner of Tennessee. Precipitation averages around 52 inches each year, mainly in the form of rain from April through October. The area can experience heavy thunderstorms during summer months with high winds, hail, and flooding possible during severe weather events.

Pelham, Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Pelham. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pelham gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 28
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pelham is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.4 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pelham, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Pelham with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Pelham, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pelham are May, September and June.
In Pelham, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pelham with an average of 27.5°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Pelham, there are 83.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
In Pelham, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Pelham 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 Pelham.
December is the wettest month in Pelham with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.9 inches in Pelham means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
December is the rainiest month in Pelham with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 128.2 rainy days annually in Pelham, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 3.5 inches in Pelham means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Pelham with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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