Dickson, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DICKSON, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dickson has an annual average temperature of 58.1°F with about 54.1 inches of precipitation per year and 2.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.79 in) and August the driest (3.45 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,618
Cooling need
1,125

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Dickson'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.

1900s
29
1910s
31
1920s
45
1930s
104
1940s
25
1950s
48
1960s
16
1970s
5
1980s
27
1990s
9
2000s
15
2010s
8
2020s
4

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 47.5°F 27.5°F 37.5°F 4.33 in 0.8 in 10
February 52.3°F 30.4°F 41.4°F 4.90 in 0.6 in 10
March 61.1°F 37.7°F 49.4°F 5.44 in 0.5 in 10
April 70.9°F 46.2°F 58.6°F 4.93 in 10
May 77.4°F 54.9°F 66.1°F 5.79 in 10
June 84.1°F 62.9°F 73.5°F 4.02 in 10
July 86.9°F 66.8°F 76.9°F 4.62 in 9
August 86.9°F 65.4°F 76.1°F 3.45 in 8
September 81.3°F 58.5°F 69.9°F 3.45 in 7
October 71.0°F 46.9°F 59.0°F 4.04 in 8
November 59.5°F 36.5°F 48.0°F 3.97 in 9
December 50.4°F 30.6°F 40.5°F 5.13 in 0.6 in 11

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