Zip 37326 (Ducktown, TN) Climate

The climate in 37326 Ducktown, TN is typical of the southeastern United States, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average daily high during the summer months is around 90°F (32°C) and the average daily low during the winter months is around 35°F (2°C). Precipitation levels are fairly consistent year-round, averaging just over 50 inches (127 cm) per year. Ducktown experiences occasional snowfall in winter and thunderstorms with heavy rain during summer months.

Ducktown (zip 37326), Tennessee gets 59 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ducktown (zip 37326) averages 4 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 Ducktown (zip 37326). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ducktown (zip 37326) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 59 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37326 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

7.9 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37326 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ducktown, 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 37326 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37326 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 37326 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37326 zip code, there are 19.9 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 37326 zip code with an average of 25.6°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37326 zip code, there are 103.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37326 zip code, there are 0.6 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 37326 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 37326 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 37326 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.3 inches in the 37326 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37326 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in the 37326 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 4.1 inches in the 37326 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 37326 zip code with 1.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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