Zip 38079 (Tiptonville, TN) Climate

38079 Tiptonville, TN has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The area is known for its warm temperatures throughout the year, although in winter temperatures can dip below freezing. Precipitation is abundant in the area with average annual rainfall of 46 inches. Rainfall is frequent all year round but particularly during the summer months when thunderstorms are common. The area enjoys relatively low humidity levels making it comfortable even during the hottest months of the year.

Tiptonville (zip 38079), Tennessee gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tiptonville (zip 38079) averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 216 sunny days per year in Tiptonville (zip 38079). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tiptonville (zip 38079) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 38079 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

6.6 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 38079 zip code, while January and July are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Tiptonville, Tennessee	United States
	49.3 in.	38.1 in.
	4.4 in.	27.8 in.
	103.1 days	106.2 days
	216 days	205 days
	89.7°	85.8°
	26.5°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.1	4.3
	299 ft.	2443 ft.

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 38079 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Tennessee. In the 38079 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 38079 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 38079 zip code, there are 43.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Tennessee.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 38079 zip code with an average of 26.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Tennessee.

In the 38079 zip code, there are 74.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Tennessee.

In the 38079 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 38079 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 38079 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 38079 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.3 inches in the 38079 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Tennessee.

May is the rainiest month in the 38079 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 103.1 rainy days annually in the 38079 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.4 inches in the 38079 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in the 38079 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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