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United StatesTennesseeSequatchie CountyClimate Station WHITWELL-SEQUATCHIE VLY, TN US Distance 6.7 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Sequatchie County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

87.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 31.7°F.

Sequatchie County gets 63.73" of precipitation a year and 3.1" of snow, and 28% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 48.9° 31.7° 5.77" 1.3"
February 54.0° 34.5° 5.45" 1.6"
March 63.1° 41.3° 6.05" 0.1"
April 71.9° 48.8° 6.02" 0.0"
May 78.2° 56.7° 4.54" 0.0"
June 84.4° 64.6° 5.32" 0.0"
July 87.5° 68.0° 5.57" 0.0"
August 87.6° 67.4° 5.11" 0.0"
September 83.0° 61.9° 3.96" 0.0"
October 72.4° 50.0° 3.89" 0.0"
November 61.0° 41.3° 5.23" 0.0"
December 52.0° 34.6° 6.82" 0.1"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Dec, Jan, Feb).

January 5.77"
February 5.45"
March 6.05"
April 6.02"
May 4.54"
June 5.32"
July 5.57"
August 5.11"
September 3.96"
October 3.89"
November 5.23"
December 6.82"
Annual total 63.73"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,554
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,276
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.47¢/kWh, Tennessee average $225
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $166

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Sequatchie County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sequatchie County?

Sequatchie County averages a high of 87.6°F in August and a low of 31.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 63.73 inches, including 3.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Sequatchie County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Sequatchie County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 87.6°F. That drives 1,554 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sequatchie County?

Yes. Sequatchie County averages 3.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WHITWELL-SEQUATCHIE VLY, TN US (USC00409691), 6.7 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Tennessee residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.