Humid subtropical
Karns, Tennessee
Knox County, Tennessee · Population 3.8k · 981 ft elevation
Living in Karns
Karns has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 56″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 58 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 46, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Karns: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Karns at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 981 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 56″90th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4673th percentile
- Median home value
- $285k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,793/mo80th percentile
- Median household income
- $101k74th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.39%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.720th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9254th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 30°F | 5.1″ | 1.8″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 33°F | 5.6″ | 1.4″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 40°F | 5.1″ | 0.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 48°F | 5.2″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.5″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 5.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 3.5″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 61°F | 3.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 49°F | 3.1″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 33°F | 5.4″ | 0.6″ | 142 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