Tellico Plains, 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 Tellico Plains's primary NOAA station, TELLICO PLAINS.
The climate verdict for Tellico Plains
Water is the standout signal in Tellico Plains, Tennessee: 55.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 59°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 59°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 55.3"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 194 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Tellico Plains: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00408886 · Tellico Plains, TN 59°F mean · 55.3" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 59°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,940
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fort Sumner
- PRCP-WET 55.3"
- SWING-MID 39°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,591 HDD
- STN-1 USC00408886
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Fort Sumner, NM (+ 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.
- Tellico Plains (this station) 59°F
- Cold Melrose, NM 59°F
- Hot Las Cruces, NM 59°F
- Near Fort Sumner, NM 59°F
- Near New Hill, NC 59°F
Climate Living Index · Tellico Plains
Tellico Plains: 65/100 · grade C
Tellico Plains publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Tellico Plains, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 97 calendar days | 77/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.2°F · 8.3° from 67.5°F | 74/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 2.8 inches/year | 74/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 194 days/year | 60/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 55.3 in · 20.3 from 35 in | 27/100 · F |
Tellico Plains · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Tellico Plains is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 39.2°F and warmest-month mean 78.1°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
- 78.1°F
- Coldest month
- 39.2°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 Tellico Plains sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Tellico Plains's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 28% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Tellico Plains sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 11% wettest
- Tellico Plains's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 31st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Tellico Plains compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Tellico Plains's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 4.6" | 1.0" | 21.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 55°F (13°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 4.9" | 1.3" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 64°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 4.9" | 0.3" | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 73°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.9" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 16.6 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.1 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 4.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.6 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.1" | 0.0" | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| November | 62°F (17°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 4.8" | 0.1" | 14.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 54°F (12°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 5.2" | 0.1" | 17.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Tellico Plains works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 10 and hold at or above 90°F on 23 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 74 dates, bottoming at 27°F around January 18.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 8 through July 30, covering 23 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 5 to October 25.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 18, then returns to freezing around December 7, covering 74 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 5, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is October 20 at 21%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 109 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Tellico Plains.
Where Tellico Plains Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 55 inches.
Tellico Plains 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 and snowfall
Snow: 1.0"
8.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
9.4 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
9.6 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
11.6 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
7.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.0 days with precipitation
Tellico Plains 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. Tellico Plains has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 5.3" and October 3.1". The three wettest months together take 28% 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 Tellico Plains, it arrives in quantity
55.2" of precipitation falls across only about 108 wet days here, averaging 0.51 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 108 a year, 30% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.51 inches
- Most wet days
- July, about 12
- Fewest wet days
- October, about 6
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.
Snow reaches Tellico Plains, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 2.8 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 24
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 13
50% probability date
Growing Season
194 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,591
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,492
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TN closest to Tellico Plains 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 (59°F here).
- Clarendon, TX 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Eastville, VA 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Fort Sumner, NM 59°F · 0.0°F off
- Kentfield, CA 59°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (55.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Caruthersville, MO 55.3" · 0.0" off
- Belle Glade, FL 55.2" · 0.0" off
- Rolling Fork, MS 55.3" · 0.0" off
- Conway, SC 55.2" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Tellico Plains's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Tellico Plains's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,591 annual heating degree days against 1,492 for cooling. Its 38.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Tellico Plains's frost-free season lasts about 194 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 Tellico Plains's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 38.9°F. The annual average is 59°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Tellico Plains carries 55.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 2.8 inches. 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 Tellico Plains'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 Tellico Plains, 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 Tellico Plains's primary station: TELLICO PLAINS (USC00408886). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4773260). Match rule for Tellico Plains: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Tellico Plains 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.