Greeneville Metro Area, TN Climate

The Greeneville, TN Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average high in the summer months is around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low in winter is around 35 degrees. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 4-5 inches per month. Overall rainfall averages about 46 inches annually. The area does not experience extreme temperatures or weather events such as hurricanes or tornadoes.

Greeneville Metro Area, Tennessee gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greeneville Metro Area averages 8 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 Greeneville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greeneville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Greeneville metro area, while January and December 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 Greeneville metro area with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the Greeneville 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 Greeneville metro area are May, September and June.

In the Greeneville metro area, there are 21.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Greeneville metro area with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the Greeneville metro area, there are 94.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the Greeneville metro area, there are 0.6 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 Greeneville 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 Greeneville metro area.

July is the wettest month in the Greeneville metro area with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the Greeneville metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the Greeneville metro area with 11.3 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 121.1 rainy days annually in the Greeneville metro area, which is rainier than most 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 8.1 inches in the Greeneville metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the Greeneville metro area with 3.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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