Humid subtropical
Kingston, Tennessee
Roane County, Tennessee · Population 6k · 774 ft elevation
Living in Kingston
Kingston has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 59″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (2″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 29 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Kingston: about 11% 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.
Kingston at a glance
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 2″32th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 295th percentile
- Median home value
- $204k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $699/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k44th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 28 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 125 per 100k38th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 328 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6922th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,411 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 28°F | 5.5″ | 1.1″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 31°F | 6.0″ | 0.6″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 37°F | 5.4″ | — | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 46°F | 5.5″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.7″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 68°F | 5.2″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 61°F | 4.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 48°F | 3.2″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 32°F | 6.0″ | 0.1″ | 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