Zip 37881 (Thorn Hill, TN) Climate

Thorn Hill, TN has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. In the summer, temperatures average in the low to mid 80s Fahrenheit (20-30 Celsius) while winters tend to stay in the high 30s and low 40s (3-7 Celsius). The spring brings warm temperatures in the 60s and 70s (15-25 Celsius), while autumn is usually cool and pleasant with temperatures in the 40s and 50s (5-15 Celsius). Rainfall is abundant throughout all seasons, with some heavier storms occurring in late spring and fall.

Thorn Hill (zip 37881), Tennessee gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Thorn Hill (zip 37881) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Thorn Hill (zip 37881). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Thorn Hill (zip 37881) 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 37881 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

7.8 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 37881 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Thorn 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 37881 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Tennessee. In the 37881 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 37881 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 37881 zip code, there are 16.3 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 37881 zip code with an average of 25.6°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37881 zip code, there are 92.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In the 37881 zip code, there are 0.7 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 37881 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 37881 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 37881 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in the 37881 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

March is the rainiest month in the 37881 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.7 rainy days. There are 136.7 rainy days annually in the 37881 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 11.5 inches in the 37881 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 37881 zip code with 3.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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