Humid subtropical
Johnson City, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee · Population 71k · 1,640 ft elevation
Living in Johnson City
Johnson City has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 36 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Johnson City: about 17% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,600 ft around town.
Johnson City at a glance
- Population
- 71k
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $238k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $957/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.70%26th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 60%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Violent crime rate
- 417 per 100k83th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,136 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,625 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 25°F | 3.8″ | 1.9″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 28°F | 3.8″ | 2.1″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | 0.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 3.8″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 59°F | 5.2″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 5.9″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 33°F | 3.4″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 1.8″ | 149 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