Watauga, TN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELIZABETHTON, TN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Watauga has an annual average temperature of 55.9°F with about 48 inches of precipitation per year and 6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.86 in) and October the driest (2.80 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,095
Cooling need
819

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Watauga'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.

1890s
129
1900s
55
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
31
1950s
0
1960s
0
1980s
24
1990s
21
2000s
40
2010s
37
2020s
29

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 46.2°F 25.5°F 35.9°F 3.78 in 1.9 in 13
February 50.4°F 28.1°F 39.2°F 3.76 in 2.1 in 12
March 58.9°F 34.2°F 46.6°F 3.97 in 0.1 in 13
April 69.0°F 41.9°F 55.5°F 3.81 in 12
May 76.6°F 51.8°F 64.2°F 4.43 in 13
June 82.9°F 59.6°F 71.2°F 5.16 in 13
July 85.5°F 63.5°F 74.5°F 5.86 in 14
August 85.0°F 62.3°F 73.7°F 4.20 in 12
September 80.1°F 55.6°F 67.9°F 3.00 in 9
October 70.0°F 44.0°F 57.0°F 2.80 in 9
November 58.5°F 33.3°F 45.9°F 3.36 in 0.1 in 10
December 49.5°F 28.8°F 39.2°F 3.90 in 1.8 in 13

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