Zip 37878 (Tallassee, TN) Climate

Tallassee, TN is a beautiful city located in the heart of Tennessee. The climate in this area is generally mild with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach an average high of around 90°F and lows in the mid 60s. Winters tend to be cooler, with average daily highs in the low to mid 50s and lows dipping into the low 30s. Rainfall is fairly consistent year-round, averaging around 4 inches per month throughout the year.

Tallassee (zip 37878), Tennessee gets 55 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tallassee (zip 37878) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Tallassee (zip 37878). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tallassee (zip 37878) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 26
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37878 zip code is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Tennessee.

8.2 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 37878 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tallassee, Tennessee	United States
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	84.1°	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 37878 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In the 37878 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 37878 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 37878 zip code, there are 11.4 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 37878 zip code with an average of 26.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 37878 zip code, there are 97.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

In the 37878 zip code, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 37878 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 37878 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37878 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 55.3 inches in the 37878 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

July is the rainiest month in the 37878 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 136.7 rainy days annually in the 37878 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Autumn 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 6.9 inches in the 37878 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37878 zip code with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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