Zip 37873 (Surgoinsville, TN) Climate

Surgoinsville, TN is located in the Appalachian Highlands region of the United States and has a climate that is classified as humid subtropical. It experiences hot summers with temperatures typically ranging from 75 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and mild winters with temperatures between 25 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Average yearly precipitation is around 50 inches, mostly in the form of rain but some snowfall does occur each year. Humidity levels in Surgoinsville remain fairly constant throughout the year, making it a very comfortable climate overall.

Surgoinsville (zip 37873), Tennessee gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Surgoinsville (zip 37873) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Surgoinsville (zip 37873). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Surgoinsville (zip 37873) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37873 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8.3 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 37873 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Surgoinsville, Tennessee	United States
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	86.0°	85.8°
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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 37873 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37873 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 37873 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37873 zip code, there are 15.4 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 37873 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37873 zip code, there are 100.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37873 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 37873 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 37873 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37873 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.5 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in the 37873 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37873 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 116.1 rainy days annually in the 37873 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer 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 9.1 inches in the 37873 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37873 zip code with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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