Ridgetop, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GOODLETTSVILLE 7WNW, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ridgetop has an annual average temperature of 56.5°F with about 55.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 86.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.0°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.58 in) and October the driest (3.70 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,080
Cooling need
1,020

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Climate change signal

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83 of 366 (22.7%) of Ridgetop'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.

2000s
200
2010s
150
2020s
16

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 44.1°F 25.0°F 34.6°F 3.85 in
February 49.0°F 27.7°F 38.4°F 4.87 in
March 58.3°F 35.8°F 47.1°F 5.58 in
April 68.4°F 44.7°F 56.6°F 5.48 in
May 75.9°F 53.9°F 64.9°F 5.57 in
June 83.8°F 63.0°F 73.4°F 4.62 in
July 85.6°F 65.5°F 75.6°F 4.89 in
August 86.2°F 64.6°F 75.4°F 4.09 in
September 81.1°F 58.0°F 69.6°F 3.87 in
October 70.1°F 45.5°F 57.8°F 3.70 in
November 57.7°F 35.8°F 46.8°F 3.88 in
December 47.2°F 28.3°F 37.8°F 5.25 in

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