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

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

On average, there are 212 sunny days per year in Germantown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Germantown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 29
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 Germantown is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

5.5 Summer - 6.5 Winter
May, October and April are the most pleasant months in Germantown, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

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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 Germantown with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Tennessee. In Germantown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Germantown are May, October and April.
In Germantown, there are 57.9 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 Germantown with an average of 28.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In Germantown, there are 67.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
In Germantown, there are 0.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Tennessee.
Humidity in Germantown 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 Germantown with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.2 inches in Germantown means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.
March is the rainiest month in Germantown with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 111.2 rainy days annually in Germantown, which is less rainy than most 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 2.7 inches in Germantown means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Germantown with 1.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 10 years ago

We get all four seasons in Germantown. Winters are mild with maybe 4" of snow. Summers are hot & humid. This semi-tropical enviroment is why our vegitation is so  More

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Over 11 years ago

I don't care what anybody says about this school.... I HATE HHS! Yeah. It's a great academic (which you REALLY have to be dedicated to studying for) and AWESOME visual  More

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Over 14 years ago

Germantown, TN is a small suburb of Memphis, TN with a good school system, great community life and a very low crime  More

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