Zip 37846 (Philadelphia, TN) Climate

Philadelphia, TN enjoys a warm temperate climate with hot summers and cool winters. The average daily high temperature in the summer months is around 85 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low in the winter months is about 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Philadelphia experiences an average yearly precipitation of about 4 inches and has occasional snowfall in the winter months. The area generally experiences mild weather year-round, making it a great place to visit or live!

Philadelphia (zip 37846), Tennessee gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Philadelphia (zip 37846) averages 5 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 Philadelphia (zip 37846). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Philadelphia (zip 37846) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37846 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.1 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 37846 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Philadelphia, Tennessee	United States
	53.6 in.	38.1 in.
	4.5 in.	27.8 in.
	121.3 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	88.5°	85.8°
	26.3°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.6	4.3
	945 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 37846 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. In the 37846 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 37846 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 37846 zip code, there are 33.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 37846 zip code with an average of 26.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37846 zip code, there are 89.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37846 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

Humidity in the 37846 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.

December is the wettest month in the 37846 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 53.6 inches in the 37846 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37846 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 121.3 rainy days annually in the 37846 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 4.5 inches in the 37846 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37846 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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