Zip 38224 (Cottage Grove, TN) Climate

38224 Cottage Grove, TN experiences a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and mild, wet winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 89°F with an average low of 73°F. In the winter months, temperatures are generally cool and wet, with an average high of 45°F and an average low of around 32°F. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year in 38224 Cottage Grove, TN with precipitation amounts averaging over 50 inches per year.

Cottage Grove (zip 38224), Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cottage Grove (zip 38224) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Cottage Grove (zip 38224). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cottage Grove (zip 38224) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38224 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

6.9 Summer - 6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 38224 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cottage Grove, Tennessee	United States
	54.1 in.	38.1 in.
	4.8 in.	27.8 in.
	108.7 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	88.6°	85.8°
	26.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	499 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 38224 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In the 38224 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 38224 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 38224 zip code, there are 36.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 38224 zip code with an average of 26.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 38224 zip code, there are 80.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38224 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

Humidity in the 38224 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

May is the wettest month in the 38224 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in the 38224 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 38224 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 108.7 rainy days annually in the 38224 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.8 inches in the 38224 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38224 zip code with 1.8 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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