Zip 37724 (Cumberland Gap, TN) Climate

The climate in 37724 Cumberland Gap, TN is generally mild throughout the year. Summers tend to be warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s during the day and nighttime lows in the upper 60s. Winters are cooler with temperatures that can range from below 20 degrees to the mid-50s during the day, with nighttime lows dipping into teens and twenties. The area gets plenty of precipitation throughout the year, which often comes in the form of rainfall or snowfall. Spring and fall tend to be on the milder side, making for pleasant days and nights.

Cumberland Gap (zip 37724), Tennessee gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cumberland Gap (zip 37724) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Cumberland Gap (zip 37724). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland Gap (zip 37724) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 24
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37724 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37724 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cumberland Gap, Tennessee	United States
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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 37724 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37724 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37724 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37724 zip code, there are 19.8 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 37724 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37724 zip code, there are 106.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37724 zip code, there are 1.8 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 37724 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 37724 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37724 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.1 inches in the 37724 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

December is the rainiest month in the 37724 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 135.1 rainy days annually in the 37724 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.0 inches in the 37724 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37724 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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