Dyersburg Metro Area, TN Climate


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The climate in the Dyersburg, TN Metro Area is humid, subtropical. The summer months are hot and humid with temperatures reaching over 90 degrees Fahrenheit with high humidity levels, while winters are mild and wet. Precipitation averages around 44 inches a year, with an average of eight days per month of precipitation. Snowfall is rare in the area due to its proximity to the Mississippi River. Summers can experience severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms and flash flooding. Winters may sometimes reach freezing temperatures but rarely dip below that. Temperatures also remain relatively constant throughout the year with mild fluctuations occurring between seasons.

Dyersburg Metro Area, Tennessee gets 53 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dyersburg Metro Area averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Dyersburg Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dyersburg Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 53 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the Dyersburg metro area, while January and July 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 the Dyersburg metro area with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In the Dyersburg metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Dyersburg metro area are May, September and October.
In the Dyersburg metro area, there are 44.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Dyersburg metro area with an average of 27.3°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In the Dyersburg metro area, there are 74.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.
In the Dyersburg metro area, 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 the Dyersburg metro area 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 the Dyersburg metro area.
December is the wettest month in the Dyersburg metro area with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.4 inches in the Dyersburg metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.
May is the rainiest month in the Dyersburg metro area with 10.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 102.5 rainy days annually in the Dyersburg metro area, which is one of the least rainy places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.9 inches in the Dyersburg metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the Dyersburg metro area with 1.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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