Climate · Decaturville

Decaturville, TN climate

Decaturville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
90°
108th hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
January low
29°
162nd mildest of 504 Tennessee towns
Rain + melted snow
56 in
168th wettest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow a winter
2 in
114th least snowy of 503 Tennessee towns
A normal year

What a year in Decaturville feels like

Winter

52° / 31°
Typical high / low · 1 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

72° / 47°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5

Summer

88° / 67°
Typical high / low · 64 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

73° / 48°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 29
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Decaturville 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
January49°29°4.7" 0.8"121 31° – 47°
February54°33°5.0" 0.4"111 34° – 52°
March63°39°5.6" 0.4"120 45° – 62°
April73°47°5.2" 0100 54° – 66°
May80°56°5.3" 0110 63° – 73°
June87°65°5.0" 0100 71° – 80°
July90°69°4.4" 090 74° – 82°
August89°67°3.8" 080 73° – 85°
September84°60°3.8" 070 68° – 79°
October73°47°3.7" 080 57° – 67°
November62°38°4.3" 090 44° – 55°
December52°32°5.3" 0120 31° – 52°
Year71°48°56.0"1.6"1192

“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 Decaturville

Decaturville gets 56 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 119 days a year.

56 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 95% of U.S. towns
2 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns
2 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 76% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.6"

Snowfall by month

About 1.6" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 208 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by October 29. That leaves about 208 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 77% of U.S. towns.

86
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
0
nights below 0° in a normal year
64
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 Decaturville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Decaturville, 66% of that work is heating and 34% is cooling.

66%heating
3,441 heating degree daysLess heating than 83% of U.S. towns
1,743 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 84% 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 Decaturville compares

Summer heat90° July high
Hotter than 77% of U.S. towns108th hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
Winter cold29° January low
Milder than 80% of U.S. towns162nd mildest of 504 Tennessee towns
Precipitation56" a year
Wetter than 95% of U.S. towns168th wettest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow2" a winter
Less snow than 84% of U.S. towns114th least snowy of 503 Tennessee towns
Growing season208 frost-free days
Longer than 77% of U.S. towns184th longest 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

+0.7°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Decaturville averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.6°). The shift is smaller than in 92% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.3° now 41°, was 40°
🌷 Spring+0.7° now 60°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 77°, was 77°
🍂 Fall+0.5° now 61°, was 60°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Decaturville’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 31° to 52°. July is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Decaturville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Decaturville?

January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 29°.

What is the hottest month in Decaturville?

July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 64 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Decaturville get?

About 2 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Decaturville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 29, and the last spring frost by April 5.

What is the rainiest month in Decaturville?

March, with 5.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 56 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Decaturville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Parsons Wtp, TN (2 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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