Sale Creek, TN Climate


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Sale Creek, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool, mild winters. Average high temperatures during the summer months range from the upper 70s to lower 90s while winter temperatures average in the mid 40s. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with an average of 1-3 inches per month, most of which falls between March and October. Snowfall is rare in Sale Creek, often not exceeding more than a few inches during a given year.

Sale Creek, Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sale Creek averages 3 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 Sale Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sale Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateSale Creek, TennesseeUnited States
  54.1 in.38.1 in.
  3.0 in.27.8 in.
  125.1 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  88.3°85.8°
  27.7°21.7°
  7.47
  4.74.3
  725 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 Sale Creek with an average high temperature of 88.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In Sale Creek, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sale Creek are May, September and October.
In Sale Creek, there are 30.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sale Creek with an average of 27.7°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Sale Creek, there are 78.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Sale Creek, 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 Sale Creek 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 Sale Creek.
December is the wettest month in Sale Creek with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in Sale Creek means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Sale Creek with 12.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 125.1 rainy days annually in Sale Creek, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.0 inches in Sale Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Sale Creek with 1.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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