Bartlett, TN Climate

Bartlett, TN has a mild climate with moderate temperatures throughout the year. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to 92°F during the day. Winters are cold with temperatures dropping down to an average low of 32°F. Rainfall follows typical midwestern patterns with about 45 inches per year. Spring and Fall offer pleasant weather that is great for outdoor activities. The area also typically sees around 51 days per year of sunshine. Overall Bartlett, TN has diverse weather patterns that make it a great place to live in all four seasons.

Bartlett, Tennessee gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 217 sunny days per year in Bartlett. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bartlett 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

5.3 Summer - 6.5 Winter

May, October and September are the most pleasant months in Bartlett, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bartlett, Tennessee	United States
	54.6 in.	38.1 in.
	2.6 in.	27.8 in.
	112.2 days	106.2 days
	217 days	205 days
	91.4°	85.8°
	29.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.8	4.3
	279 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 Bartlett with an average high temperature of 91.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Tennessee. In Bartlett, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bartlett are May, October and April.

In Bartlett, there are 62.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bartlett with an average of 29.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.

In Bartlett, there are 61.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.

In Bartlett, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

Humidity in Bartlett 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.

December is the wettest month in Bartlett with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.6 inches in Bartlett means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

March is the rainiest month in Bartlett with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in Bartlett, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.6 inches in Bartlett means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Bartlett with 1.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.