Zip 37144 (Petersburg, TN) Climate

The climate in Petersburg, TN (37144) is typically mild and humid, with warm summers and cool winters. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching up to the mid 90s on some days while winters feature mostly cold weather with temperatures dropping down to the upper 20s during the night. Overall, the area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually, which mostly occurs during spring and summer months. The area also enjoys around 210 sunny days per year, which provides plenty of time for outdoor activities.

Petersburg (zip 37144), Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Petersburg (zip 37144) averages 2 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Petersburg (zip 37144). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Petersburg (zip 37144) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37144 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

6.9 Summer - 6.3 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 37144 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Petersburg, Tennessee	United States
	55.5 in.	38.1 in.
	2.2 in.	27.8 in.
	118.6 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	89.6°	85.8°
	27.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.9	4.3
	846 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.

August is the hottest month for the 37144 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In the 37144 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37144 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 37144 zip code, there are 45.6 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 37144 zip code with an average of 27.0°. This is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37144 zip code, there are 86.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37144 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 37144 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 37144 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 37144 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.5 inches in the 37144 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37144 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 118.6 rainy days annually in the 37144 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 2.2 inches in the 37144 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37144 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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