Knoxville, Tennessee Climate

United States

Pop. 190,740 Elev. 277 m / 909 ft TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·

Knoxville sees warm summers peaking at 92°F (33°C) in July, and cold winters that bottom out around 27°F (-3°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 107°F (42°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 71 days per year (44.0 in / 1117 mm total), with snow on 1 days and 9 in (217 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 125 sunny days per year and around 41 thunderstorm days. Nearby lake water reaches 82°F (28°C) in summer.

Temperature 92°F (33°C) high 27°F (-3°C) low
Feels like 107°F (42°C) high 24°F (-4°C) low
Rain 71 days 44.0 in (1117 mm) /yr
Snow 1 days 8.5 in (217 mm) /yr
Sky 125 sunny 41 stormy
Wind 2.4 mph (1.1 m/s) avg

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Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
47
Jan
56
Feb
51
Mar
61
Apr
72
May
57
Jun
51
Jul
51
Aug
42
Sep
40
Oct
48
Nov
61
Dec
Humidity (%)
59
Jan
62
Feb
45
Mar
59
Apr
67
May
66
Jun
64
Jul
71
Aug
69
Sep
64
Oct
65
Nov
66
Dec

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Water Temperatures

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Commercial airport 11 mi McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
Ski resort 27 mi Ober Mountain
National park 33 mi Panther Creek State Park
Mountain peak (5,053 ft) 29 mi Mt. Squires
Hospital 1 mi Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Hiking trail 20 mi High Point Trail

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 43°F 6°C 27°F -3°C 2.3 in 58 mm 6.1 in155 mm 15
February 56°F 13°C 37°F 3°C 5.3 in 136 mm 1.4 in35 mm 10
March 68°F 20°C 44°F 7°C 2.2 in 56 mm 0.0 in1 mm 11
April 75°F 24°C 55°F 13°C 4.4 in 112 mm 7
May 76°F 25°C 60°F 16°C 6.0 in 152 mm 3
June 87°F 31°C 69°F 21°C 4.2 in 107 mm 10
July 92°F 33°C 74°F 23°C 3.5 in 88 mm 10
August 84°F 29°C 68°F 20°C 4.5 in 114 mm 11
September 83°F 28°C 62°F 17°C 2.7 in 68 mm 13
October 72°F 22°C 52°F 11°C 3.5 in 90 mm 18
November 62°F 17°C 43°F 6°C 2.8 in 71 mm 0.3 in7 mm 11
December 52°F 11°C 36°F 2°C 2.5 in 65 mm 0.8 in19 mm 6

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 15 2
February 10 4
March 11 1
April 7 5
May 3 4
June 10 4
July 10 7
August 11 6
September 13 3
October 18 2
November 11 2
December 6 1

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Lake Avg High
January 36°F 2°C
February 39°F 4°C
March 46°F 8°C
April 58°F 15°C
May 66°F 19°C
June 77°F 25°C
July 82°F 28°C
August 79°F 26°C
September 72°F 22°C
October 64°F 18°C
November 51°F 11°C
December 41°F 5°C