Zip 38578 (Pleasant Hill, TN) Climate

The climate in 38578 Pleasant Hill, TN is usually mild with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and during the winter temperatures can drop down to as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are fairly high throughout the year with rainfall receiving an average of 45 inches per year. The area also experiences some snowfall throughout the colder months of the year with an average of four inches of snow each year.

Pleasant Hill (zip 38578), Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant Hill (zip 38578) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Pleasant Hill (zip 38578). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Hill (zip 38578) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38578 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

8.3 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 38578 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pleasant Hill, Tennessee	United States
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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 38578 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 38578 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 38578 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 38578 zip code, there are 6.2 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 38578 zip code with an average of 25.3°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38578 zip code, there are 90.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38578 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 38578 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 38578 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 38578 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.4 inches in the 38578 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

January is the rainiest month in the 38578 zip code with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 141.0 rainy days annually in the 38578 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring 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 13.4 inches in the 38578 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38578 zip code with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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