Gatlinburg, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GATLINBURG 2 SW, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Gatlinburg has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 58.2 inches of precipitation per year and 7.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.31 in) and October the driest (3.19 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Gatlinburg
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →15 of 366 (4.1%) of Gatlinburg'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.
| 1920s | 44 | |
| 1930s | 53 | |
| 1940s | 76 | |
| 1950s | 64 | |
| 1960s | 26 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 21 | |
| 1990s | 17 | |
| 2000s | 21 | |
| 2010s | 14 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 46.6°F | 26.6°F | 36.6°F | 4.75 in | 2.4 in | 15 |
| February | 50.8°F | 28.9°F | 39.9°F | 4.27 in | 2.4 in | 15 |
| March | 59.2°F | 34.6°F | 46.9°F | 5.58 in | 1.3 in | 15 |
| April | 68.8°F | 42.0°F | 55.4°F | 4.93 in | — | 13 |
| May | 74.8°F | 50.9°F | 62.8°F | 5.50 in | — | 15 |
| June | 80.2°F | 58.7°F | 69.5°F | 5.99 in | — | 15 |
| July | 82.9°F | 62.7°F | 72.8°F | 6.31 in | — | 15 |
| August | 81.9°F | 61.6°F | 71.8°F | 4.40 in | — | 14 |
| September | 77.5°F | 56.1°F | 66.8°F | 4.34 in | — | 11 |
| October | 68.5°F | 44.2°F | 56.4°F | 3.19 in | — | 10 |
| November | 58.1°F | 33.7°F | 45.9°F | 4.02 in | 0.2 in | 12 |
| December | 49.5°F | 29.4°F | 39.5°F | 4.92 in | 1.4 in | 15 |
Climate twins of Gatlinburg
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