Zip 38544 (Baxter, TN) Climate

38544 Baxter, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The area typically experiences mild temperatures throughout the year, with average winter lows in the low 40s and highs in the mid-60s during the summer months. The area is prone to occasional bouts of severe weather including thunderstorms, tornadoes, hail storms and occasional flash flooding. Precipitation is generally moderate throughout the year, with snowfall possible in winter months though it rarely accumulates more than a few inches.

Baxter (zip 38544), Tennessee gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Baxter (zip 38544) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Baxter (zip 38544). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Baxter (zip 38544) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38544 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 38544 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Baxter, Tennessee	United States
	54.8 in.	38.1 in.
	5.4 in.	27.8 in.
	127.7 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	87.7°	85.8°
	25.8°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.3	4.3
	1002 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 38544 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 38544 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 38544 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 38544 zip code, there are 27.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 38544 zip code with an average of 25.8°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38544 zip code, there are 94.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38544 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 38544 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 38544 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 38544 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.8 inches in the 38544 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in the 38544 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 127.7 rainy days annually in the 38544 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 5.4 inches in the 38544 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38544 zip code with 2.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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