Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area, TN Climate

The Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures can reach the upper 80s to mid 90s (Fahrenheit), while winter highs hover around 50 degrees. Average annual precipitation is around 47 inches, with April being the wettest month and October being the driest. Snowfall is moderate, with about 13 inches annually. The area typically experiences mild, damp winters and very humid summers with occasional droughts throughout the year.

Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area, Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area averages 11 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 Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

8.3 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Kingsport-Bristol, Tennessee	United States
	44.7 in.	38.1 in.
	11.0 in.	27.8 in.
	130.8 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.6	4.3
	1781 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area are September, May and June.

In the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, there are 14.3 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, there are 102.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 acceptable in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area.

July is the wettest month in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.7 inches in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area with 12.4 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 130.8 rainy days annually in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 11.0 inches in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol metro area with 4.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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