Zip 37659 (Jonesborough, TN) Climate

Jonesborough, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 85°F (29.4°C), while the average low temperature in winter is around 28°F (-2.2°C). Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches (114 cm) annually. In addition, snowfall is light, averaging between 5-10 inches (13-25 cm) each year. During the spring and fall seasons, temperatures are mild and pleasant, usually hovering around 60°F (15.6°C). Humidity levels tend to be high throughout the year due to Jonesborough's proximity to both mountains and rivers.

Jonesborough (zip 37659), Tennessee gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jonesborough (zip 37659) 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 Jonesborough (zip 37659). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jonesborough (zip 37659) 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 26
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 37659 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 37659 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jonesborough, Tennessee	United States
	43.8 in.	38.1 in.
	10.7 in.	27.8 in.
	134.7 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	25.5°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.8	4.3
	1776 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 37659 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37659 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 37659 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 37659 zip code, there are 14.5 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 37659 zip code with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37659 zip code, there are 94.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37659 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 acceptable in the 37659 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 37659 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37659 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 37659 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37659 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 134.7 rainy days annually in the 37659 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 10.7 inches in the 37659 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37659 zip code with 3.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Beautiful Northeast Tennessee

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The best thing about upper north east Tennessee is the scenery. The trees, the mountains, the historic towns and our southern culture are all things that cant be found More

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