Cumberland Gap, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TAZEWELL, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cumberland Gap has an annual average temperature of 54.2°F with about 54.7 inches of precipitation per year and 7.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.8°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and October the driest (3.08 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Cumberland Gap
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →54 of 366 (14.8%) of Cumberland Gap's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1960s | 13 | |
| 1970s | 45 | |
| 1980s | 74 | |
| 1990s | 76 | |
| 2000s | 78 | |
| 2010s | 50 | |
| 2020s | 30 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43.9°F | 22.8°F | 33.3°F | 4.73 in | 2.6 in | 14 |
| February | 48.3°F | 25.6°F | 37.0°F | 5.06 in | 3.0 in | 14 |
| March | 57.3°F | 31.5°F | 44.4°F | 5.25 in | 0.6 in | 15 |
| April | 67.5°F | 39.6°F | 53.5°F | 5.30 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| May | 75.1°F | 50.0°F | 62.6°F | 4.23 in | — | 13 |
| June | 81.9°F | 58.8°F | 70.3°F | 5.04 in | — | 13 |
| July | 84.7°F | 63.3°F | 74.0°F | 5.24 in | — | 14 |
| August | 84.2°F | 61.8°F | 73.0°F | 3.84 in | — | 11 |
| September | 79.4°F | 54.7°F | 67.1°F | 3.78 in | — | 10 |
| October | 68.9°F | 41.4°F | 55.2°F | 3.08 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| November | 57.1°F | 30.7°F | 43.9°F | 3.81 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| December | 47.2°F | 26.1°F | 36.6°F | 5.32 in | 1.4 in | 15 |
Climate twins of Cumberland Gap
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).