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United States / Tennessee / No Metro Area / McNairy County / Selmer / Zip Codes
Selmer, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot summers. The average high temperature in the summer is around 87°F and the average low temperature in the winter is around 40°F. The area receives an average of around 48 inches of rain per year, and can experience occasional severe weather events such as flooding, strong winds, hail, and tornados. Snowfall is rare but does occasionally occur in the winter months.

Selmer, Tennessee gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Selmer averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 220 sunny days per year in Selmer. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Selmer gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Selmer is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

6 Summer - 6.4 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Selmer, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSelmer, TennesseeUnited States
  58.0 in.38.1 in.
  2.0 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  220 days205 days
  90.2°85.8°
  27.3°21.7°
  7.17
  4.74.3
  449 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 Selmer with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Tennessee. In Selmer, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Selmer are May, October and April.
In Selmer, there are 48.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Selmer with an average of 27.3°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Selmer, there are 79.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Selmer, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
Humidity in Selmer 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.
May is the wettest month in Selmer with 6.3 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 Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 58.0 inches in Selmer means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.
December is the rainiest month in Selmer with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Selmer, which is less rainy than most 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 2.0 inches in Selmer means that it is one of the least snowy places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Selmer with 0.8 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Abhd · Selmer, TN
Better do more research on this one.
Over 16 years ago

Selmer's job market is shrinking by the hour. Literally (just about). We had 6 major factories that employed a majority of our population as recent as 5 years ago. Since  More

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