Climate · Bransford

Bransford, TN climate

Bransford has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
89°
231st hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
January low
28°
100th coldest of 504 Tennessee towns
Rain + melted snow
54 in
161st driest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow a winter
5 in
130th snowiest of 503 Tennessee towns
A normal year

What a year in Bransford feels like

Winter

49° / 30°
Typical high / low · 2 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

70° / 46°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 16

Summer

87° / 65°
Typical high / low · 36 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

71° / 47°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 23
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Bransford weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January47°28°4.2" 2.3"112 29° – 45°
February51°31°4.6" 1.5"101 30° – 49°
March60°38°4.9" 0.3"120 43° – 60°
April71°45°5.0" 0100 52° – 63°
May78°55°5.4" 0110 61° – 73°
June86°63°4.7" 090 70° – 80°
July89°67°4.9" 090 74° – 82°
August88°65°3.9" 080 72° – 83°
September82°58°3.8" 070 66° – 76°
October72°47°3.7" 080 56° – 65°
November60°36°3.8" 090 42° – 54°
December50°31°4.9" 0.5"120 29° – 51°
Year69°47°53.6"4.6"1164

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Bransford

Bransford gets 54 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 116 days a year.

54 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 93% of U.S. towns
5 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 79% of U.S. towns
4 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 73% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
2.3"
Frost & the growing season

About 189 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 16 and the first one by October 23. That leaves about 189 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 63% of U.S. towns.

101
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
36
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Bransford

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bransford, 77% of that work is heating and 23% is cooling.

77%heating
4,293 heating degree daysLess heating than 76% of U.S. towns
1,289 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 72% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Bransford compares

Summer heat89° July high
Hotter than 74% of U.S. towns231st hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
Winter cold28° January low
Milder than 78% of U.S. towns100th coldest of 504 Tennessee towns
Precipitation54" a year
Wetter than 93% of U.S. towns161st driest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow5" a winter
Less snow than 79% of U.S. towns130th snowiest of 503 Tennessee towns
Growing season189 frost-free days
Longer than 63% of U.S. towns70th shortest of 504 Tennessee towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Bransford averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.0°). The shift is smaller than in 85% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.5° now 40°, was 38°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 58°, was 57°
☀️ Summer+0.4° now 76°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.4° now 59°, was 59°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bransford’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 29° to 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Bransford’s climate

What is the coldest month in Bransford?

January, with a typical high of 47° and a low of 28°.

What is the hottest month in Bransford?

July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 36 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Bransford get?

About 5 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Bransford?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 23, and the last spring frost by April 16.

What is the rainiest month in Bransford?

May, with 5.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 54 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bransford itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Bethpage 1 S, TN (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Bransford, TNView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Bransford is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01