Crab Orchard, TN Climate

Crab Orchard, TN has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average temperature during the summer months is around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and during the winter months it averages around 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is consistent throughout the year, ranging from light to moderate rainfall throughout spring and summer, and occasionally heavy rainfall during autumn and winter. The area enjoys very little snowfall on an annual basis compared to other parts of Tennessee.

Crab Orchard, Tennessee gets 56 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crab Orchard averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Crab Orchard. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crab Orchard gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 25
Rain: averages 56 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Crab Orchard, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Crab Orchard with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Tennessee. In Crab Orchard, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crab Orchard are September, June and May.

In Crab Orchard, there are 6.2 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 Crab Orchard with an average of 25.4°. This is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In Crab Orchard, there are 90.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Tennessee.

In Crab Orchard, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Tennessee.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard.

May is the wettest month in Crab Orchard with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 56.3 inches in Crab Orchard means that it is wetter than most places in Tennessee.

January is the rainiest month in Crab Orchard with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 140.9 rainy days annually in Crab Orchard, which is one of the rainiest places in Tennessee. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.1 inches in Crab Orchard means that it is one of the snowiest places in Tennessee. February is the snowiest month in Crab Orchard with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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