Unicoi, TN Climate


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The climate in Unicoi, TN is usually mild and temperate. It experiences warm summers with average highs of 85°F to 90°F and cool winters with lows of 32°F to 40°F. The city also receives an average of 44 inches of rain per year, mostly during the spring months. Snowfall can occur during the winter months, but it's usually light and quickly melts away. With all this moderate weather, Unicoi is a great place to live if you want to enjoy the outdoors year round!

Unicoi, Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Unicoi averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Unicoi. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Unicoi gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Unicoi, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateUnicoi, TennesseeUnited States
  45.2 in.38.1 in.
  10.6 in.27.8 in.
  130.6 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  84.8°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.57
  4.44.3
  1923 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 Unicoi with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In Unicoi, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Unicoi are September, May and June.
In Unicoi, there are 12.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Unicoi with an average of 24.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Unicoi, there are 101.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In Unicoi, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Unicoi but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Unicoi with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in Unicoi means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in Unicoi with 12.7 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 130.6 rainy days annually in Unicoi, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.6 inches in Unicoi means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Unicoi with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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My daughter's home is in Unicoi - and the area is peaceful and breath takingly beautiful. She has been there for 2 years and I visit often. Unicoi is a short drive - 15  More

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