Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fall Creek Falls State Park's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 59.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,499 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFall Creek Falls State Park
- Station IDUSC00403040
- Location35.64°N 85.36°W
- Elevation1,790 ft (546 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Fall Creek Falls State Park is 68°F and the normal low 40°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fall Creek Falls State Park.
- Jan 46° 25°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 58° 34°
- Apr 68° 42°
- May 75° 51°
- Jun 81° 58°
- Jul 85° 62°
- Aug 84° 61°
- Sep 80° 55°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 59° 33°
- Dec 49° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Fall Creek Falls State Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in March (6.16 in), the least in October (3.43 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 25°F | 35.5°F | 5.44 | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 50°F | 28°F | 38.9°F | 5.23 | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 34°F | 46.3°F | 6.16 | – | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 42°F | 55.1°F | 5.37 | – | <1 | 5 | 13 h |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 63.0°F | 4.81 | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 81°F | 58°F | 69.9°F | 5.02 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 62°F | 73.5°F | 5.20 | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 84°F | 61°F | 72.6°F | 3.78 | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 4.28 | – | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 43°F | 56.8°F | 3.43 | – | <1 | 5 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 33°F | 46.1°F | 4.60 | – | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 49°F | 29°F | 38.9°F | 5.68 | – | <1 | 20 | 9 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 43°F | 55.3°F | 59.00 | – | 11 | 100 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −4°C | 1.9°C | 138 mm |
| February | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 133 mm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 156 mm |
| April | 20°C | 6°C | 12.8°C | 136 mm |
| May | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 122 mm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 128 mm |
| July | 29°C | 17°C | 23.1°C | 132 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.6°C | 96 mm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 109 mm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.8°C | 87 mm |
| November | 15°C | 1°C | 7.8°C | 117 mm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 144 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Pikeville (10 miles away), gets 4 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403040; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403040.
When is the last frost at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
In Fall Creek Falls State Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 211 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 180 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 202 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 8 in half of springs and before October 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fall Creek Falls State Park in zone 7a in ZIP code 38585, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Tennessee · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00403040; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
In a normal year in Fall Creek Falls State Park, 11 days a year reach 90°F and 100 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 100a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00403040.
How sunny is it at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fall Creek Falls State Park, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (79%) and February the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 2.3 |
| February | 62% | 2.9 |
| March | 68% | 4.0 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 75% | 5.8 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.8 |
| October | 76% | 3.7 |
| November | 74% | 2.8 |
| December | 65% | 2.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Fall Creek Falls State Park record?
A normal year at Fall Creek Falls State Park brings 4,380 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 864 cooling degree days, 5% fewer than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,583 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 916 | 0 |
| February | 731 | 0 |
| March | 583 | 1 |
| April | 310 | 12 |
| May | 122 | 58 |
| June | 17 | 163 |
| July | 3 | 264 |
| August | 3 | 239 |
| September | 49 | 111 |
| October | 272 | 16 |
| November | 566 | 1 |
| December | 809 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,380 | 864 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00403040. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Fall Creek Falls State Park's climate compare?
Fall Creek Falls State Park is warmer than 7 of the 116 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.3°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fall Creek Falls State Park is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Fall Creek Falls State Park share this climate record?
Spencer has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Spencer, TN1,590 people · 9 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Fall Creek Falls State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Pikeville (10 miles away), records 4 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
March, with 6.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.43 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fall Creek Falls State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fall Creek Falls State Park in zone 7a in ZIP code 38585, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Fall Creek Falls State Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pikeville, TN10 miles from this station, 59.3°F a year
- Sparta, TN20 miles from this station, 58.0°F a year
- Rock Island State Park, TN20 miles from this station, 58.8°F a year
- Dayton, TN24 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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