Johnson City Metro Area, TN Climate

The climate in Johnson City, TN Metro Area is characterized by mild winters and hot humid summers. January is the coldest month with average lows of about 32 degrees Fahrenheit and average highs around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. July is typically the hottest month with average highs of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and lows around 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 47 inches of rainfall each year, most of which occurs from April to September. Snowfall averages around 9 inches per year in Johnson City, primarily occurring between November and March.

Johnson City Metro Area, Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Johnson City Metro Area averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Johnson City Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Johnson City Metro Area 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Johnson City metro area, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Johnson City, Tennessee	United States
	44.7 in.	38.1 in.
	11.8 in.	27.8 in.
	133.5 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	84.9°	85.8°
	25.0°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	2359 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 the Johnson City metro area with an average high temperature of 84.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the Johnson City metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Johnson City metro area are September, May and June.

In the Johnson City metro area, there are 13.4 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 the Johnson City metro area with an average of 25.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the Johnson City metro area, there are 98.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the Johnson City 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 is usually comfortable in the Johnson City metro area 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 the Johnson City metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 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 44.7 inches in the Johnson City metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the Johnson City metro area with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 133.5 rainy days annually in the Johnson City metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 11.8 inches in the Johnson City metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the Johnson City metro area with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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