Zip 38565 (Grimsley, TN) Climate

Grimsley, TN has a mild climate year-round with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in July is 81.3 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in January is 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is somewhat consistent throughout the year, with February being the wettest month at an average of 5 inches of rain and October being the driest month at an average of 2.6 inches of rain. Snowfall in Grimsley is rare and usually only occurs during the winter months when temperatures drop below freezing, but averages about 3 inches per year.

Grimsley (zip 38565), Tennessee gets 57 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grimsley (zip 38565) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Grimsley (zip 38565). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grimsley (zip 38565) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 138 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 57 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38565 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 38565 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grimsley, Tennessee	United States
	56.9 in.	38.1 in.
	15.9 in.	27.8 in.
	137.9 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	25.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.7	4.3
	1750 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 38565 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 38565 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 38565 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 38565 zip code, there are 6.6 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 38565 zip code with an average of 25.2°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38565 zip code, there are 91.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38565 zip code, 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 38565 zip code 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 38565 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 38565 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.9 inches in the 38565 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in the 38565 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 137.9 rainy days annually in the 38565 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.9 inches in the 38565 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38565 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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