Prospect, TN Climate

Prospect, TN is located in the southeastern region of the United States and enjoys a humid subtropical climate. The summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures reaching well into the 90s Fahrenheit (32-35°C) and occasional thunderstorms. Winters are mild and wet with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing for extended periods of time. Precipitation is generally abundant throughout the year, often coming in the form of rain showers or thunderstorms during the summer months and light snowfall during winter months.

Climate	Prospect, Tennessee	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.