Rockford, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from KNOXVILLE MCGHEE TYSON AP, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rockford has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 51.9 inches of precipitation per year and 4.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.25 in) and October the driest (2.81 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
3,348
Cooling need
1,383

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Rockford'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.

1910s
26
1920s
37
1930s
68
1940s
42
1950s
38
1960s
14
1970s
8
1980s
34
1990s
19
2000s
21
2010s
44
2020s
15

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 48.2°F 30.0°F 39.1°F 4.76 in 1.7 in 12
February 52.8°F 33.1°F 42.9°F 4.81 in 1.4 in 12
March 61.4°F 39.8°F 50.6°F 4.89 in 0.9 in 13
April 71.2°F 48.0°F 59.6°F 4.71 in 11
May 78.9°F 56.9°F 67.9°F 4.13 in 11
June 85.7°F 64.9°F 75.3°F 4.24 in 12
July 88.4°F 68.7°F 78.5°F 5.25 in 12
August 87.8°F 67.5°F 77.6°F 3.63 in 10
September 82.5°F 61.1°F 71.8°F 3.49 in 8
October 71.7°F 48.9°F 60.3°F 2.81 in 8
November 60.0°F 38.1°F 49.0°F 4.21 in 0.1 in 9
December 51.0°F 32.8°F 41.9°F 5.00 in 0.5 in 12

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