Lancing (6 mi NW), Tennessee climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Lancing (6 mi NW)'s normal year runs from 26°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 56.4 inches of precipitation and 5 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.2°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,432 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLancing (6 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00405040
- Location36.15°N 84.73°W
- Elevation1,520 ft (463 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Lancing (6 mi NW) is 68°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Lancing (6 mi NW).
- Jan 46° 26°
- Feb 50° 28°
- Mar 59° 35°
- Apr 69° 42°
- May 76° 51°
- Jun 83° 59°
- Jul 86° 63°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 80° 54°
- Oct 70° 43°
- Nov 59° 34°
- Dec 50° 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 Lancing (6 mi NW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in April (5.91 in), the least in October (3.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 26°F | 35.9°F | 4.84 | 2.2 | 12 | <1 | 23 | 10 h |
| February | 50°F | 28°F | 39.2°F | 4.60 | 2.1 | 10 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 59°F | 35°F | 46.8°F | 4.96 | 0.2 | 12 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 42°F | 55.7°F | 5.91 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 6 | 13 h |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 63.6°F | 4.69 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | 1 | 14 h |
| June | 83°F | 59°F | 71.1°F | 5.09 | 0.0 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 86°F | 63°F | 74.3°F | 5.71 | 0.0 | 13 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 85°F | 62°F | 73.4°F | 3.37 | 0.0 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 80°F | 54°F | 67.4°F | 4.26 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 70°F | 43°F | 56.6°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 59°F | 34°F | 46.2°F | 3.94 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 50°F | 29°F | 39.2°F | 5.72 | 0.3 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 44°F | 55.8°F | 56.39 | 4.9 | 134 | 14 | 107 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 123 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 10°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 117 mm | 5 cm |
| March | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 126 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 21°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 150 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 15°C | 21.7°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.5°C | 145 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 12°C | 19.7°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.7°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 10°C | −2°C | 4.0°C | 145 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00405040; 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 Lancing (6 mi NW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (9).
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 USC00405040.
When is the last frost at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
In Lancing (6 mi NW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 21 in half of years and after May 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 17 in half of years and before October 4 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 12; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 171 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before October 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 177 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 203 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before October 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lancing (6 mi NW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 37770, 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 USC00405040; 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 Lancing (6 mi NW)?
In a normal year in Lancing (6 mi NW), 14 days a year reach 90°F, 107 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 134 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 107a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 11high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 134a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00405040.
How sunny is it at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Lancing (6 mi NW), 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (79%) and February the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 2.2 |
| February | 61% | 2.8 |
| March | 66% | 3.9 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 79% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.7 |
| October | 74% | 3.6 |
| November | 73% | 2.6 |
| December | 63% | 1.9 |
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 Lancing (6 mi NW) record?
A normal year at Lancing (6 mi NW) brings 4,313 heating degree days, 20% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 980 cooling degree days, 8% more 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 3,723 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 902 | 0 |
| February | 722 | 0 |
| March | 569 | 3 |
| April | 301 | 21 |
| May | 116 | 73 |
| June | 13 | 196 |
| July | 1 | 289 |
| August | 2 | 261 |
| September | 48 | 120 |
| October | 275 | 17 |
| November | 563 | 1 |
| December | 800 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,313 | 980 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00405040. 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 Lancing (6 mi NW)'s climate compare?
Lancing (6 mi NW) is warmer than 12 of the 116 places with their own NOAA record in Tennessee, and wetter than 62. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.8°F is warmer than 63%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Lancing (6 mi NW) 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 Lancing (6 mi NW) share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Wartburg, TN944 people · 9 mi E
- Sunbright, TN543 people · 7 mi NE
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 Lancing (6 mi NW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
January, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
Yes: 5 inches in a normal year, falling on 4 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
April, with 5.91 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 3.30 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Lancing (6 mi NW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Lancing (6 mi NW) in zone 7a in ZIP code 37770, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Lancing (6 mi NW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 21; in one year in ten it comes after May 12. Waiting until May 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Tennessee climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Allardt, TN18 miles from this station, 55.5°F a year
- Rockwood, TN22 miles from this station, 57.5°F a year
- Jamestown, TN22 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Kingston, TN23 miles from this station, 58.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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