Zip 37369 (Reliance, TN) Climate

37369 Reliance, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters, and plenty of precipitation year round. Average summer temperatures can reach the high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit (30-35 Celsius) while winter temperatures typically stay in the mid 40s to low 50’s Fahrenheit (5-10 Celsius). Annual precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year with some months receiving up to 6 inches (15 cm) of rain. With its high humidity levels, thunderstorms are common during the summer months.

Reliance (zip 37369), Tennessee gets 60 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Reliance (zip 37369) 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 Reliance (zip 37369). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Reliance (zip 37369) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 60 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37369 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 37369 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Reliance, Tennessee	United States
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	4.6 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	207 days	Unlock
	86.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.5	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 37369 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37369 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 37369 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37369 zip code, there are 19.7 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 37369 zip code with an average of 25.5°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37369 zip code, there are 103.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37369 zip code, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 37369 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 37369 zip code.

December is the wettest month in the 37369 zip code with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 59.7 inches in the 37369 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37369 zip code with 10.9 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in the 37369 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in the 37369 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37369 zip code with 1.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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