Humid subtropical
Smithville, Tennessee
DeKalb County, Tennessee · Population 5.2k · 1,033 ft elevation
Living in Smithville
Smithville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ 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 55 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Smithville at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 1,033 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,721 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $154k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $676/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $30k1th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.39%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 60%0th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 511 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 440 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 253th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 4.9″ | 1.1″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 27°F | 5.1″ | 1.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 34°F | 5.7″ | 0.3″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 42°F | 5.0″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 4.9″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 61°F | 5.1″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 5.2″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 4.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 3.3″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 33°F | 4.2″ | — | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 28°F | 5.7″ | 0.6″ | 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