Jonesborough, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ERWIN 1 W, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Jonesborough has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 47 inches of precipitation per year and 9.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.51 in) and October the driest (2.54 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
37.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,215
Cooling need
747

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Climate change signal

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61 of 366 (16.7%) of Jonesborough'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.

1970s
4
1980s
86
1990s
84
2000s
97
2010s
71
2020s
24

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 47.3°F 24.5°F 35.9°F 3.46 in 3.4 in 12
February 50.8°F 26.9°F 38.9°F 3.27 in 2.5 in 11
March 58.7°F 33.0°F 45.8°F 3.82 in 0.9 in 12
April 68.4°F 40.7°F 54.5°F 3.99 in 11
May 76.2°F 49.8°F 63.0°F 4.83 in 13
June 82.8°F 58.1°F 70.5°F 5.07 in 13
July 85.4°F 62.2°F 73.8°F 5.51 in 14
August 84.9°F 61.1°F 73.0°F 4.76 in 12
September 80.2°F 55.0°F 67.6°F 3.28 in 10
October 69.9°F 43.3°F 56.6°F 2.54 in 8
November 58.9°F 32.5°F 45.7°F 2.83 in 0.1 in 9
December 50.3°F 28.0°F 39.1°F 3.64 in 2.4 in 12

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