Humid subtropical
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee · Population 8.9k · 1,709 ft elevation
Living in Signal Mountain
Signal Mountain 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 63″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 59 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Signal Mountain at a glance
- Population
- 8.9k
- Elevation
- 1,709 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 63″97th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,740 hrs43th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $482k80th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,843/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $140k91th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 41%41th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%
- Violent crime rate
- 11 per 100k4th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 236 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9357th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7978th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 18%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,345 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 28°F | 6.3″ | 1.4″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 31°F | 5.0″ | 1.8″ | 141 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 38°F | 5.8″ | 0.3″ | 198 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 5.8″ | — | 245 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 4.8″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 62°F | 5.3″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 66°F | 4.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 47°F | 3.7″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 5.0″ | — | 194 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 32°F | 6.8″ | 0.8″ | 150 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