Zip 37020 (Bell Buckle, TN) Climate

37020 Bell Buckle, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Summer temperatures can reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, but cool down at night to the mid-70s. Winters are generally mild in Bell Buckle, with an average high temperature of around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and overnight lows in the low 30s. Rainfall occurs throughout the year with an average yearly precipitation of around 43 inches.

Bell Buckle (zip 37020), Tennessee gets 58 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bell Buckle (zip 37020) averages 2 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 Bell Buckle (zip 37020). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bell Buckle (zip 37020) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 58 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 2 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37020 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.4 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37020 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bell Buckle, Tennessee	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	87.0°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
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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 37020 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37020 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 37020 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37020 zip code, there are 25.2 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 37020 zip code with an average of 26.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37020 zip code, there are 83.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37020 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 37020 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 37020 zip code.

March is the wettest month in the 37020 zip code with 6.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 57.8 inches in the 37020 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in the 37020 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in the 37020 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 2.4 inches in the 37020 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37020 zip code with 1.0 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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