Claiborne County, TN Climate

Claiborne County enjoys a mild climate year-round with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with highs in the mid-80s to low 90s and lows in the mid-60s to low 70s. Winters are generally mild, with highs ranging from the mid-40s to mid-50s and lows from the upper 20s to lower 30s. Spring and fall are usually comfortable, with temperatures ranging from the high 50s at night to the high 70s during the day. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 43 inches of rain per year. Snowfall is light, averaging around 4 inches per year.

Claiborne County, Tennessee gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Claiborne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Claiborne County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Claiborne County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter

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

Climate	Claiborne, Tennessee	United States
	50.1 in.	38.1 in.
	10.7 in.	27.8 in.
	133.6 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	86.8°	85.8°
	24.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.7	4.3
	1474 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 Claiborne County with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Claiborne County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Claiborne County are May, September and June.

In Claiborne County, there are 20.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Claiborne County with an average of 24.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Claiborne County, there are 105.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Claiborne County, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Claiborne County 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 Claiborne County.

July is the wettest month in Claiborne County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in Claiborne County means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

March is the rainiest month in Claiborne County with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 133.6 rainy days annually in Claiborne County, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in Claiborne County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Claiborne County with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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