Zip 37643 (Elizabethton, TN) Climate

Elizabethton, TN is located in the Eastern region of Tennessee and has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot and humid summers and mild winters. The area rarely sees snow or severe cold temperatures, but does experience occasional thunderstorms throughout the year. Temperatures range from an average of 60°F in the winter to 84°F in the summer months. Rainfall totals are usually around 44 inches per year, with April being the wettest month and August being the driest. Overall, Elizabethton experiences very pleasant weather year round, making it an ideal place to live or visit!

Elizabethton (zip 37643), Tennessee gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elizabethton (zip 37643) averages 11 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 Elizabethton (zip 37643). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabethton (zip 37643) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37643 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8.4 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 37643 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elizabethton, Tennessee	United States
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	85.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
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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 37643 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37643 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 37643 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 37643 zip code, there are 14.6 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 37643 zip code with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37643 zip code, there are 95.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37643 zip code, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 37643 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 37643 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.8 inches in the 37643 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37643 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.8 rainy days annually in the 37643 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in the 37643 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37643 zip code with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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