Zip 37843 (Parrottsville, TN) Climate

The climate in Parrottsville, TN (37843) is fairly mild throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, while winters are cool but not extreme, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Rainfall is somewhat abundant in spring and summer months, with approximately 15-20 inches of precipitation per year. The town experiences an average of 220 sunny days a year.

Parrottsville (zip 37843), Tennessee gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Parrottsville (zip 37843) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Parrottsville (zip 37843). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Parrottsville (zip 37843) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37843 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37843 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Parrottsville, Tennessee	United States
	43.3 in.	38.1 in.
	5.9 in.	27.8 in.
	126.1 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	26.2°	21.7°
	7.5	7
	4.7	4.3
	1272 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 37843 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37843 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 37843 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37843 zip code, there are 25.8 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 37843 zip code with an average of 26.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37843 zip code, there are 91.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37843 zip code, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 37843 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 37843 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37843 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in the 37843 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 37843 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 126.1 rainy days annually in the 37843 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 5.9 inches in the 37843 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37843 zip code with 1.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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