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United States / Tennessee / Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area / Sumner County / Shackle Island / Zip Codes
Shackle Island, TN is known for its mild climate throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures reaching up to 90°F or higher during the day. Winters are usually quite mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Spring and autumn are pleasant, with temperatures ranging from 50°F to 75°F on average. The area receives an average of 40 inches of rainfall per year, mostly spread out throughout the spring and summer months. The area also enjoys moderate levels of snowfall in winter months, usually measuring between 5-10 inches per year.

Shackle Island, Tennessee gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Shackle Island averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Shackle Island. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shackle Island gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateShackle Island, TennesseeUnited States
  49.1 in.38.1 in.
  2.7 in.27.8 in.
  115.7 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  27.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.64.3
  518 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 Shackle Island with an average high temperature of 89.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Shackle Island, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shackle Island are May, September and October.
In Shackle Island, there are 39.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shackle Island with an average of 27.2°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Shackle Island, there are 78.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In Shackle Island, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Shackle Island 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 Shackle Island.
May is the wettest month in Shackle Island with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.1 inches in Shackle Island means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in Shackle Island with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Shackle Island, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 2.7 inches in Shackle Island means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Shackle Island with 1.1 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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