Humid subtropical
Mount Carmel, Tennessee
Hawkins County, Tennessee · Population 5.5k · 1,358 ft elevation
Living in Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 38 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Mount Carmel at a glance
- Population
- 5.5k
- Elevation
- 1,358 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $804/mo14th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 33%30th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 90 per 100k28th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 251 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,542 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 1.7″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 1.6″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 36°F | 4.1″ | 0.7″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 4.0″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 54°F | 3.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 62°F | 3.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.8″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 46°F | 2.4″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 1.0″ | 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