Zip 38555 (Crossville, TN) Climate

38555 Crossville, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. It is located in the Cumberland Plateau region of Tennessee, which generally gets more rain than other parts of the state. During the summer months the average high temperature is around 84 degrees Fahrenheit (29 C) while the average low temperature is around 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 C). In the winter months, temperatures drop to an average low of 27 degrees Fahrenheit (-3 C) and an average high of 49 degrees Fahrenheit (9 C). The area receives about 48 inches of rainfall annually.

Crossville (zip 38555), Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crossville (zip 38555) averages 13 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 Crossville (zip 38555). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crossville (zip 38555) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38555 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 38555 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Crossville, Tennessee	United States
	56.4 in.	38.1 in.
	13.1 in.	27.8 in.
	141.0 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	25.4°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.5	4.3
	1818 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 38555 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 38555 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 38555 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 38555 zip code, there are 6.3 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 38555 zip code with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38555 zip code, there are 90.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38555 zip code, there are 1.2 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 38555 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 38555 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 38555 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in the 38555 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

January is the rainiest month in the 38555 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 141.0 rainy days annually in the 38555 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 13.1 inches in the 38555 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38555 zip code with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.