Zip 37657 (Flag Pond, TN) Climate


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United States / Tennessee / Johnson City Metro Area / Unicoi County / No City / Flag Pond (zip 37657)
Flag Pond, TN, enjoys four distinct seasons ranging from mild to very hot temperatures. The spring and fall months tend to be the mildest of the year with temperatures averaging between 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the summer months, Flag Pond sees warmer temperatures with highs typically reaching into the 80s and occasionally even higher. Winter is usually cold with average lows in the mid-30s and sometimes dipping down into the teens during particularly harsh winter storms. Rainfall is generally spread out evenly throughout all four seasons, but precipitation can be especially heavy during the spring months when thunderstorms are frequent.

Flag Pond (zip 37657), Tennessee gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Flag Pond (zip 37657) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Flag Pond (zip 37657). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Flag Pond (zip 37657) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37657 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

8.9 Summer - 5.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 37657 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFlag Pond, TennesseeUnited States
  49.2 in.38.1 in.
  16.8 in.27.8 in.
  131.5 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  82.2°85.8°
  23.7°21.7°
  7.47
  4.44.3
  2566 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 37657 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 37657 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 37657 zip code are June, September and August.
In the 37657 zip code, there are 4.8 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 37657 zip code with an average of 23.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In the 37657 zip code, there are 111.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
In the 37657 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 37657 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.
March is the wettest month in the 37657 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in the 37657 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.
July is the rainiest month in the 37657 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 131.5 rainy days annually in the 37657 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 16.8 inches in the 37657 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37657 zip code with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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