Park has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Park’s climate
Read from where Park sits among Tennessee’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
1 inches of snow, 60 of rain and melt
December is the wettest month and October the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 134 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
About 1.1" in a normal year, so most winters see none.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Park averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.4°).
A smaller shift than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
What a year in Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 7 and the first by October 28.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
Living with Park’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
201 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 7 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 28.
About 1" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through March. Heating is 68% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 51 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 89°.
The nicest months are April, May, September and October. 2.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →How Park compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Tennessee.
Park weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 30° | 5.5" | 0.2" | 12 | 0 | 32° – 47° |
| February | 54° | 33° | 5.7" | 0.4" | 12 | 0 | 33° – 50° |
| March | 62° | 39° | 5.8" | 0.5" | 12 | 0 | 45° – 61° |
| April | 72° | 47° | 5.3" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 55° – 65° |
| May | 79° | 56° | 4.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 62° – 72° |
| June | 86° | 64° | 5.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 71° – 78° |
| July | 89° | 67° | 5.1" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 74° – 81° |
| August | 88° | 66° | 4.1" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 72° – 84° |
| September | 83° | 59° | 4.0" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| October | 73° | 48° | 3.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| November | 61° | 38° | 4.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| December | 52° | 33° | 6.5" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 33° – 53° |
| Year | 71° | 48° | 60.5" | 1.1" | 134 | 1 |
Heating and cooling a home in Park
68% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 33° to 53°. July is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Park’s climate
What is the coldest month in Park?
January, with a typical high of 49° and a low of 30°.
What is the hottest month in Park?
July, with a typical high of 89° and a low of 67°. About 51 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Park get?
About 1 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.
When is the first frost in Park?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 28, and the last spring frost by April 7.
What is the rainiest month in Park?
December, with 6.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 60 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Park.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Park itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Fayetteville Wtp, TN (5 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.