Humid subtropical
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Sevier County, Tennessee · Population 3.6k · 1,293 ft elevation
Living in Gatlinburg
Gatlinburg has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 39 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Gatlinburg is an outdoor hub: about 37% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,700 ft around town.
Gatlinburg at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 1,293 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,727 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $287k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,056/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 374 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,378 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 51%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 37%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,707 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 27°F | 4.8″ | 2.4″ | 171 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 2.4″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 35°F | 5.6″ | 1.3″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | — | 240 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 51°F | 5.5″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 6.0″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 6.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 62°F | 4.4″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 4.3″ | — | 245 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.2″ | — | 229 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.2″ | 200 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 30°F | 4.9″ | 1.4″ | 162 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