Climate · Finger

Finger, TN climate

Finger has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
90°
63rd hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
January low
29°
132nd mildest of 504 Tennessee towns
Rain + melted snow
56 in
165th wettest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow a winter
1 in
39th least snowy of 503 Tennessee towns
A normal year

What a year in Finger feels like

Winter

52° / 31°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

72° / 48°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 6

Summer

89° / 67°
Typical high / low · 59 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

73° / 49°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 30
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Finger 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°4.6" 0.3"121 32° – 47°
February54°33°5.0" 0.4"111 34° – 52°
March63°40°5.7" 0.2"120 45° – 62°
April73°47°5.4" 0.1"110 53° – 65°
May80°57°5.2" 0110 64° – 74°
June87°65°4.7" 0100 72° – 81°
July90°69°4.4" 0100 74° – 82°
August89°67°3.8" 090 73° – 85°
September84°60°3.9" 070 68° – 78°
October73°48°3.8" 070 58° – 66°
November61°38°4.3" 0100 43° – 55°
December52°32°5.4" 0120 31° – 51°
Year71°49°56.0"1.0"1191

“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 Finger

Finger 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
1 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 86% of U.S. towns
1 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 78% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.7"

Snowfall by month

About 1.0" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Frost & the growing season

About 206 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 6 and the first one by October 30. That leaves about 206 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 76% of U.S. towns.

74
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
59
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 Finger

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

66%heating
3,444 heating degree daysLess heating than 82% of U.S. towns
1,782 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 85% 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 Finger compares

Summer heat90° July high
Hotter than 79% of U.S. towns63rd hottest of 504 Tennessee towns
Winter cold29° January low
Milder than 81% of U.S. towns132nd mildest of 504 Tennessee towns
Precipitation56" a year
Wetter than 95% of U.S. towns165th wettest of 504 Tennessee towns
Snow1" a winter
Less snow than 86% of U.S. towns39th least snowy of 503 Tennessee towns
Growing season206 frost-free days
Longer than 76% of U.S. towns235th 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

+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Finger averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 78% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.4° now 42°, was 40°
🌷 Spring+1.0° now 60°, was 59°
☀️ Summer+0.5° now 78°, was 77°
🍂 Fall+0.7° now 61°, was 60°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Finger’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 51°. July is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Finger’s climate

What is the coldest month in Finger?

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

What is the hottest month in Finger?

July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 69°. About 59 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Finger get?

About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.

When is the first frost in Finger?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 30, and the last spring frost by April 6.

What is the rainiest month in Finger?

March, with 5.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 56 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Finger itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Selmer, TN (13 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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