Pickett County, TN Climate

Pickett County, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in summer is around 85 °F with high humidity levels, while it drops to an average of 30 °F during winter. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around 50 inches annually. Snowfall is also common during winter months, but it rarely accumulates to more than a few inches at a time. Pickett County can experience some severe weather events such as flooding and tornadoes due to its location in the southeastern United States.

Pickett County, Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pickett County averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Pickett County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pickett County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

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

Climate	Pickett, Tennessee	United States
	53.8 in.	38.1 in.
	7.3 in.	27.8 in.
	108.0 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	86.1°	85.8°
	25.1°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.8	4.3
	1047 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 Pickett County with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In Pickett County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pickett County are May, September and June.

In Pickett County, there are 17.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pickett County with an average of 25.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Pickett County, there are 95.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Pickett County, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

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

May is the wettest month in Pickett County with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.8 inches in Pickett County means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in Pickett County with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 108.0 rainy days annually in Pickett County, 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.3 inches in Pickett County means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Pickett County with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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