Unicoi County, TN Climate

Unicoi, TN County has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature for the year is around 62 degrees Fahrenheit. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s with high relative humidity levels. Winters are typically mild, although temperatures can dip below freezing at night on occasion. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, typically in the form of showers or thunderstorms. Snowfall is rare but when it does occur it tends to be heavy and wet. Overall, Unicoi's climate is known for its moderate temperatures and precipitation during all seasons of the year.

Unicoi County, Tennessee gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Unicoi County averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Unicoi County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Unicoi County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Unicoi County is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter

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

Climate	Unicoi, Tennessee	United States
	46.2 in.	38.1 in.
	12.6 in.	27.8 in.
	132.1 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	84.1°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.4	4.3
	2725 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 Unicoi County with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In Unicoi County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Unicoi County are September, May and June.

In Unicoi County, there are 10.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Unicoi County with an average of 24.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Unicoi County, there are 102.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In Unicoi County, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Unicoi County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in Unicoi County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Unicoi County means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in Unicoi County with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 132.1 rainy days annually in Unicoi County, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.6 inches in Unicoi County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in Unicoi County with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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