Sweetwater, TN

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sweetwater has an annual average temperature of 58.4°F with about 57.6 inches of precipitation per year and 3.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.72 in) and October the driest (3.24 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,660
Cooling need
1,266

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Climate change signal

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144 of 366 (39.3%) of Sweetwater'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.

1990s
42
2000s
121
2010s
145
2020s
58

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 27.6°F 37.9°F 5.62 in 0.9 in 11
February 52.6°F 30.3°F 41.4°F 5.24 in 1.7 in 11
March 61.5°F 35.9°F 48.7°F 5.32 in 0.1 in 11
April 71.2°F 43.7°F 57.5°F 5.42 in 11
May 79.0°F 53.8°F 66.4°F 4.60 in 12
June 85.7°F 62.9°F 74.3°F 4.79 in 11
July 89.1°F 67.0°F 78.0°F 5.36 in 13
August 88.8°F 65.6°F 77.2°F 3.28 in 10
September 83.7°F 58.9°F 71.3°F 4.35 in 7
October 72.9°F 45.5°F 59.2°F 3.24 in 8
November 60.6°F 34.6°F 47.6°F 4.65 in 9
December 51.1°F 30.4°F 40.7°F 5.72 in 0.6 in 11

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