Weather in Blount County

Calculated from weather data of McGhee Tyson Airport (KTYS) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	49.0	46.0	53.0	46.0	47.0	53.0
February	57.0	60.0	61.0	57.0	51.0	53.0
March	63.0	65.0	63.0	66.0	66.0	65.0
April	71.0		71.0	70.0	69.0	68.0
May	79.0		77.0	81.0	76.0	75.0
June	84.0		82.0	88.0	85.0	84.0
July	88.0		87.0	89.0	88.0	91.0
August	86.0		86.0	86.0	88.0	86.0
September	83.0		84.0	81.0	80.0	80.0
October	73.0		73.0	70.0	72.0	73.0
November	60.0		64.0	62.0	58.0	65.0
December	53.0		54.0	52.0	61.0	50.0
Average	69.0	57.0	71.0	71.0	70.0	70.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	33.0	29	38	29	34	38
February	39.0	38	43	34	34	38
March	43.0	45	42	43	44	50
April	49.0		50	47	47	47
May	60.0		58	62	56	56
June	66.0		63	68	66	65
July	70.0		70	72	70	71
August	69.0		69	69	70	70
September	63.0		63	61	62	63
October	52.0		51	46	56	53
November	40.0		42	42	36	42
December	37.0		37	39	42	31
Average	50.0	37.0	52.0	51.0	51.0	52.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	43	62	56	59
77 °F or warmer	1	157	151	142	142
68 °F or warmer	13	221	210	212	202
32 °F or colder	30	32	53	45	33

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.1	22	19	16	13	15
February	15.9	12	13	10	17	28
March	10.0	13	10	7	10	14
April	9.4		10	7	5	8
May	6.2		3	11	5	8
June	5.4		8	2	6	4
July	3.4		2	6	4	4
August	6.1		7	3	9	8
September	6.5		3	7	6	9
October	6.8		5	2	12	5
November	8.0		8	12	2	7
December	13.5		18	26	7	11
Average	9.3	15.7	8.3	8.1	7.7	9.5

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	7.6	8	8	8	7	8
February	8.2	8	9	8	7	8
March	8.6	8	9	10	8	9
April	8.7		9	9	9	8
May	7.6		8	8	7	7
June	7.0		7	7	6	8
July	6.4		6	8	7	6
August	5.9		7	6	5	5
September	5.8		5	7	5	7
October	6.0		7	7	5	6
November	6.1		6	6	6	6
December	6.8		6	7	7	6
Average	7.2	7.8	7.3	7.5	6.7	6.9

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	SW	W	W	W
February	W	SW	W	W	W
March	W	W	SW	NW	SW
April		W	W	W	W
May		W	SW	W	W
June		W	W	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	SW	W
August		W	SW	NW	SW
September		NW	N	NW	N
October		W	W	W	NW
November		NW	W	W	W
December		W	W	SW	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Blount County weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Blount County?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 88 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Blount County?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 49 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Blount County?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in February with a probability of around 15.9 %.

Which month is the driest in Blount County?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 3.4 %.