Zip 37766 (La Follette, TN) Climate

La Follette, TN has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer months can reach up to 91°F, while the winter temperatures rarely dip below 24°F. The area gets an average of 49 inches of rain per year, and snowfall is usually light due to its relatively low elevation. Humidity levels average around 68%. La Follette's climate is fairly typical for the southeastern United States.

La Follette (zip 37766), Tennessee gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Follette (zip 37766) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in La Follette (zip 37766). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Follette (zip 37766) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37766 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37766 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Follette, Tennessee	United States
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	86.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
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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 37766 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37766 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37766 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37766 zip code, there are 19.3 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 37766 zip code with an average of 24.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37766 zip code, there are 104.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37766 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

Humidity in the 37766 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

July is the wettest month in the 37766 zip code with 4.9 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 51.9 inches in the 37766 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 37766 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 119.6 rainy days annually in the 37766 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 6.4 inches in the 37766 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37766 zip code with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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