Humid subtropical
Dresden, Tennessee
Weakley County, Tennessee · Population 3k · 433 ft elevation
Living in Dresden
Dresden has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 78 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dresden at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 433 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,833 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $104k6th percentile
- Median rent
- $731/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.911th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%59th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Violent crime rate
- 103 per 100k32th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 892 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1212th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 0.3″ | 144 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 38°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 47°F | 5.1″ | — | 246 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 57°F | 5.9″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 4.6″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.5″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 3.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 4.3″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 31°F | 5.0″ | — | 152 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology