Humid subtropical
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Washington County, Tennessee · Population 6.1k · 1,706 ft elevation
Living in Jonesborough
Jonesborough has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ 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 Jonesborough: about 16% 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.
Jonesborough at a glance
- Population
- 6.1k
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,103/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $63k34th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%
- Violent crime rate
- 129 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 946 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6117th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 9%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 16%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,559 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 3.4″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 27°F | 3.3″ | 2.5″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 0.9″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 41°F | 4.0″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 50°F | 4.8″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 58°F | 5.1″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 62°F | 5.5″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 61°F | 4.8″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.3″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 43°F | 2.5″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 33°F | 2.8″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 2.4″ | 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