Wartrace, TN Climate

Wartrace, TN has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the low 90s, while the winters tend to be mild and wet with occasional snowfall. Fall and spring are mild and pleasant, providing a beautiful backdrop for outdoor activities. Precipitation is generally evenly spread throughout the year thanks to consistent storms coming in from the Gulf of Mexico. The average annual temperature in Wartrace is approximately 59°F.

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

Wartrace averages 2 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 Wartrace. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wartrace gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 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 Wartrace is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Wartrace, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Wartrace, Tennessee	United States
	57.9 in.	38.1 in.
	2.4 in.	27.8 in.
	123.5 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	26.6°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.5	4.3
	833 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 Wartrace with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Wartrace, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wartrace are May, September and June.

In Wartrace, there are 30.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wartrace with an average of 26.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Wartrace, there are 84.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Wartrace, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Wartrace 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 Wartrace.

March is the wettest month in Wartrace with 6.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.9 inches in Wartrace means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in Wartrace with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 123.5 rainy days annually in Wartrace, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 2.4 inches in Wartrace means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Wartrace with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.