Newfound Gap, TN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Newfound Gap's primary NOAA station, NEWFOUND GAP.
The climate verdict for Newfound Gap
Water is the standout signal in Newfound Gap, Tennessee: 73.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 49°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 73.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 165 days
- frost-free growing season
Newfound Gap: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00406500 · Newfound Gap, TN 49°F mean · 73.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,401
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Silver Creek Fa…
- PRCP-WET 73.9"
- SWING-MID 35°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,021 HDD
- STN-1 USC00406500
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Silver Creek Falls, OR (+ 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.
- Newfound Gap (this station) 49°F
- Cold McNary, AZ 49°F
- Hot Silver Creek Fa…, OR 49°F
- Near Scotts Mills, OR 49°F
- Near Elwha Ranger St…, WA 49°F
Climate Living Index · Newfound Gap
Newfound Gap: 35/100 · grade F
Newfound Gap publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Newfound Gap, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 134 calendar days | 56/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 165 days/year | 38/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.8°F · 18.7° from 67.5°F | 35/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 73.9 in · 38.9 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Newfound Gap · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Newfound Gap is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 30.6°F and warmest-month mean 65.5°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 65.5°F
- Coldest month
- 30.6°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 Newfound Gap sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Newfound Gap's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 35th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 2% wettest
- Newfound Gap's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 82%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Newfound Gap is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Newfound Gap compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Newfound Gap's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 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 | 39°F (4°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 6.8" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (5°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 6.0" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 49°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 6.6" | 17.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 6.0" | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 56°F (14°C) | 6.2" | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| June | 71°F (22°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 6.1" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| July | 74°F (23°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 7.3" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| August | 72°F (22°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 5.1" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| September | 68°F (20°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 5.4" | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 5.4" | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 5.9" | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 7.0" | 22.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 74°F around July 12, short of 90°F on every date, while 134 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near January 17.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 28, then returns to freezing around November 16, covering 134 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.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 6, when 55% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 1 at 33%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 157 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Newfound Gap.
Where Newfound Gap Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 74 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Newfound Gap earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
13.5 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
13.2 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
14.8 days with precipitation
15.8 days with precipitation
16.9 days with precipitation
13.6 days with precipitation
11.1 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
Newfound Gap spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Newfound Gap has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 34.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 7.3" and August 5.1". The three wettest months together take 29% 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.
When it rains in Newfound Gap, it arrives in quantity
73.9" of precipitation falls across only about 156 wet days here, averaging 0.47 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 156 a year, 43% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.47 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 17
- Fewest wet days
- November, about 10
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 3
50% probability date
Growing Season
165 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,021
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
143
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TN closest to Newfound Gap 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 (49°F here).
- Arthur, NE 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Buffalo, NY 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Canandaigua, NY 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Cedaredge, CO 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (73.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Caesars Head, SC 74.2" · 0.3" off
- Niceville, FL 73.4" · 0.5" off
- Hialeah, FL 72.9" · 0.9" off
- Helen, GA 72.7" · 1.2" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Newfound Gap's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Newfound Gap's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,021 annual heating degree days against 143 for cooling. Its 34.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Newfound Gap's frost-free season lasts about 165 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 Newfound Gap's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 34.9°F. The annual average is 49°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Newfound Gap carries 73.9 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 Newfound Gap'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 Newfound Gap, 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 Newfound Gap's primary station: NEWFOUND GAP (USC00406500). 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 Newfound Gap; 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 Newfound Gap 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.