Montgomery Bell State Park, TN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Montgomery Bell State Park's primary NOAA station, MONTGOMERY BELL SP.
The climate verdict for Montgomery Bell State Park
Water is the standout signal in Montgomery Bell State Park, Tennessee: 54.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 54.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 193 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Montgomery Bell State Park: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00406180 · Montgomery Bell State Park, TN 57°F mean · 54.9" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,528
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tye Rvr
- PRCP-WET 54.9"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,141 HDD
- STN-1 USC00406180
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Tye Rvr, VA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TN station list.
- Montgomery Bell… (this station) 57°F
- Cold Greeneville, TN 57°F
- Hot Summer Shade, KY 57°F
- Near Tye Rvr, VA 57°F
- Near Crab Orchard, KY 57°F
Climate Living Index · Montgomery Bell State Park
Montgomery Bell State Park: 61/100 · grade C
Montgomery Bell State Park publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Montgomery Bell State Park, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 96 calendar days | 77/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 56.8°F · 10.7° from 67.5°F | 66/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 193 days/year | 59/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 54.9 in · 19.9 from 35 in | 29/100 · F |
Montgomery Bell State Park · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Montgomery Bell State Park is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.2°F and warmest-month mean 76.0°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 76.0°F
- Coldest month
- 36.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Montgomery Bell State Park sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Montgomery Bell State Park's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 66th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 11% wettest
- Montgomery Bell State Park's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 35th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Montgomery Bell State Park compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Montgomery Bell State Park's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (8°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 4.1" | 24.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (11°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 5.0" | 19.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 62°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 5.4" | 14.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (21°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 5.3" | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 76°F (25°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 5.5" | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 4.3" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| July | 85°F (30°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| August | 85°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 4.0" | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| November | 59°F (15°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 4.0" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 5.5" | 22.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around August 5, short of 90°F on every date, while 96 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 25°F near January 12.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 28, then returns to freezing around November 25, covering 96 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
April 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Montgomery Bell State Park.
Where Montgomery Bell State Park Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 55 inches.
Montgomery Bell State Park earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Montgomery Bell State Park spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 22% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Montgomery Bell State Park has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.5" and August 3.5". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 26
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
193 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,141
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,182
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TN closest to Montgomery Bell State Park on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (57°F here).
- Advance, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Andrews, NC 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bardstown, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Crab Orchard, KY 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (54.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Glasgow, KY 54.9" · 0.0" off
- Greensboro, AL 54.9" · 0.0" off
- Arkadelphia, AR 54.8" · 0.0" off
- Nashville, AR 55.0" · 0.1" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Montgomery Bell State Park's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Montgomery Bell State Park's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,141 annual heating degree days against 1,182 for cooling. Its 39.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Montgomery Bell State Park's frost-free season lasts about 193 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Montgomery Bell State Park's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.8°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Montgomery Bell State Park carries 54.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Montgomery Bell State Park's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Montgomery Bell State Park, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Montgomery Bell State Park's primary station: MONTGOMERY BELL SP (USC00406180). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Montgomery Bell State Park; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Montgomery Bell State Park comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.