Humid subtropical
Lenoir City, Tennessee
Loudon County, Tennessee · Population 11k · 827 ft elevation
Living in Lenoir City
Lenoir City has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ 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 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Lenoir City: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,300 ft around town.
Lenoir City at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 827 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $214k38th percentile
- Median rent
- $913/mo25th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,201 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 5.0″ | 1.6″ | 148 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 31°F | 5.2″ | 1.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 37°F | 5.1″ | 0.6″ | 189 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 45°F | 5.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 4.3″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.2″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 5.1″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 67°F | 3.8″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 248 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 48°F | 3.0″ | — | 219 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 37°F | 4.1″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 31°F | 5.9″ | 0.4″ | 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