Townsend, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOWNSEND 5S, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Townsend has an annual average temperature of 55.1°F with about 60.3 inches of precipitation per year and 9.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.07 in) and October the driest (3.30 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit Townsend
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →116 of 366 (31.7%) of Townsend'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 | 12 | |
| 2000s | 104 | |
| 2010s | 205 | |
| 2020s | 45 |
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 | 47.0°F | 25.6°F | 36.3°F | 5.61 in | 3.2 in | 14 |
| February | 50.5°F | 28.7°F | 39.6°F | 4.91 in | 3.5 in | 13 |
| March | 58.8°F | 34.5°F | 46.6°F | 5.25 in | 0.9 in | 14 |
| April | 68.6°F | 42.9°F | 55.7°F | 5.21 in | 0.2 in | 13 |
| May | 73.6°F | 51.2°F | 62.4°F | 5.06 in | — | 14 |
| June | 78.9°F | 59.2°F | 69.1°F | 5.52 in | — | 15 |
| July | 81.5°F | 62.7°F | 72.1°F | 6.07 in | — | 16 |
| August | 80.6°F | 61.3°F | 70.9°F | 4.41 in | — | 14 |
| September | 76.8°F | 55.8°F | 66.3°F | 4.95 in | — | 10 |
| October | 67.6°F | 44.1°F | 55.9°F | 3.30 in | — | 10 |
| November | 58.6°F | 33.7°F | 46.1°F | 4.39 in | 0.3 in | 11 |
| December | 50.3°F | 29.3°F | 39.8°F | 5.64 in | 1.3 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Townsend
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