Humid subtropical
Newport, Tennessee
Cocke County, Tennessee · Population 6.9k · 1,070 ft elevation
Living in Newport
Newport has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 41 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Newport is an outdoor hub: about 22% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Newport at a glance
- Population
- 6.9k
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,704 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $124k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $780/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.04%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.448th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 401 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,296 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 10%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 22%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 3.9″ | 1.8″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 0.8″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | 0.2″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 45°F | 4.1″ | — | 243 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 55°F | 4.1″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 4.3″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 59°F | 3.1″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 47°F | 2.4″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 35°F | 3.4″ | — | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 31°F | 4.2″ | 0.5″ | 146 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