Giles County, TN Climate

Giles County, TN has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that it experiences hot and humid summers with afternoon thunderstorms and mild winters. The average annual temperature is 63°F (17°C), which is typically 2-3 degrees hotter than the rest of the state. Summers are especially hot and muggy in Giles County, as temperatures can reach into the 90s during July and August. Winter temperatures in Giles County usually stay around 40°F (4°C). Rainfall averages about 45 inches per year in Giles County, with most of this coming in late spring and early summer.

Giles County, Tennessee gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Giles County averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Giles County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Giles County 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Giles County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7 Summer - 6.3 Winter

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

Climate	Giles, Tennessee	United States
	57.1 in.	38.1 in.
	2.2 in.	27.8 in.
	112.1 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	26.8°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	5.1	4.3
	824 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.

August is the hottest month for Giles County with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In Giles County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Giles County are May, September and October.

In Giles County, there are 38.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Giles County with an average of 26.8°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In Giles County, there are 83.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In Giles County, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

Humidity in Giles County 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 Giles County with 6.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.1 inches in Giles County means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in Giles County with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 112.1 rainy days annually in Giles County, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 2.2 inches in Giles County means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Giles County with 0.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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