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United States / Tennessee / Greeneville Metro Area / Greene County / Tusculum / Zip Codes
Tusculum, TN has a humid subtropical climate that is characterized by hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 80°F with the highest temperatures typically occurring in late July and August. Winters are generally mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Rainfall is common throughout the year and snowfall does occur occasionally during the winter months. The area experiences an average of about 50 inches of rainfall annually.

Tusculum, Tennessee gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tusculum averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Tusculum. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tusculum gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tusculum is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Tusculum, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Tusculum with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Tusculum, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tusculum are May, September and June.
In Tusculum, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tusculum with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Tusculum, there are 95.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.
In Tusculum, 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 Tusculum 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 Tusculum.
July is the wettest month in Tusculum with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.0 inches in Tusculum means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Tusculum with 11.6 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 120.3 rainy days annually in Tusculum, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Tusculum means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Tusculum with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Claudine · Greeneville, TN
Tusculum, Tennessee - the hidden jewel of quality
Over 10 years ago

Tusculum, Tennesseee is home to the State's oldest college, Tusculum College home of the Andres Johnson Museum & Library, the Annie Hogan Bird Memorial Auditorium which  More

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