Athens (zip 37303), Tennessee Weather

The most pleasant months of the year for the 37303 zip code are May, September and October. In the 37303 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. July is the hottest month for the 37303 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Tennessee. January is the snowiest month in the 37303 zip code with 1.2 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 55 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Athens (zip 37303) area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Tennessee.

7.2 / 10

A higher score indicates a more comfortable year-round climate. The US average for the comfort index is 7.8. Our index is based on the total number of days annually within the comfort range of 70-80 degrees, and we also applied a penalty for days of excessive humidity.

Average Monthly High and Low (°F)

	High	Low
January	48°	26°
February	53°	29°
March	62°	36°
April	71°	44°
May	78°	53°
June	85°	61°
July	88°	65°
August	88°	64°
September	82°	57°
October	72°	45°
November	61°	36°
December	51°	29°

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Athens

	Hot Days	Freezing Days	Rainy Days	Snowy Days
January	0	22	11	1
February	0	18	11	1
March	0	12	11	0
April	0	3	11	0
May	0	0	12	0
June	6	0	11	0
July	11	0	12	0
August	11	0	9	0
September	4	0	8	0
October	0	4	8	0
November	0	13	10	0
December	0	21	11	0

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.

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