Humid subtropical
La Follette, Tennessee
Campbell County, Tennessee · Population 7.3k · 1,066 ft elevation
Living in La Follette
La Follette has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around La Follette: about 17% 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.
La Follette at a glance
- Population
- 7.3k
- Elevation
- 1,066 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $106k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $690/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $35k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.51%10th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.532th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%
- Violent crime rate
- 229 per 100k61th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 749 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8988th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 33%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 17%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,444 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 25°F | 5.1″ | 1.1″ | 147 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 28°F | 5.3″ | 1.5″ | 135 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 33°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 41°F | 5.8″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 4.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.4″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 4.1″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.4″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 4.0″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 29°F | 5.7″ | 0.4″ | 141 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