Watauga, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELIZABETHTON, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Watauga
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Watauga
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