Oak Ridge, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OAK RIDGE ATDD, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Oak Ridge has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 59.7 inches of precipitation per year and 4.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). February is typically the wettest month (5.93 in) and October the driest (3.29 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Oak Ridge
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All-time records →41 of 366 (11.2%) of Oak Ridge'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.
| 1940s | 6 | |
| 1950s | 85 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 16 | |
| 1980s | 51 | |
| 1990s | 63 | |
| 2000s | 52 | |
| 2010s | 56 | |
| 2020s | 14 |
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 | 29.2°F | 37.9°F | 5.50 in | 1.8 in | 12 |
| February | 51.4°F | 32.1°F | 41.7°F | 5.93 in | 1.4 in | 12 |
| March | 60.7°F | 38.7°F | 49.7°F | 5.55 in | 0.6 in | 12 |
| April | 70.4°F | 46.8°F | 58.6°F | 5.58 in | — | 11 |
| May | 77.7°F | 56.1°F | 66.9°F | 4.50 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.0°F | 64.1°F | 74.1°F | 4.76 in | — | 12 |
| July | 87.0°F | 68.1°F | 77.5°F | 5.90 in | — | 13 |
| August | 86.6°F | 67.0°F | 76.8°F | 3.72 in | — | 10 |
| September | 81.0°F | 60.6°F | 70.8°F | 4.13 in | — | 8 |
| October | 71.0°F | 48.4°F | 59.7°F | 3.29 in | — | 8 |
| November | 58.9°F | 37.3°F | 48.1°F | 5.00 in | — | 9 |
| December | 49.3°F | 32.4°F | 40.9°F | 5.84 in | 0.6 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Oak Ridge
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