Zip 37872 (Sunbright, TN) Climate

The climate in 37872 Sunbright, TN is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature throughout the year is around 55°F with temperatures ranging from an average low of 33°F to an average high of 79°F. During the summer months, days can get quite warm with high temperatures reaching into the 90's. The town receives an average of 46 inches of precipitation throughout the year and sees some snowfall during the winter months.

Sunbright (zip 37872), Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sunbright (zip 37872) averages 8 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 Sunbright (zip 37872). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sunbright (zip 37872) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37872 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 37872 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sunbright, Tennessee	United States
	54.4 in.	38.1 in.
	7.9 in.	27.8 in.
	130.7 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	84.1°	85.8°
	24.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.6	4.3
	1351 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 37872 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 37872 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 37872 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 37872 zip code, there are 9.1 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 37872 zip code with an average of 24.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37872 zip code, there are 101.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37872 zip code, there are 1.5 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 37872 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 37872 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 37872 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 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 54.4 inches in the 37872 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 37872 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 130.7 rainy days annually in the 37872 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 7.9 inches in the 37872 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37872 zip code with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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