Humid subtropical
Sparta, Tennessee
White County, Tennessee · Population 4.9k · 915 ft elevation
Living in Sparta
Sparta 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 59″ 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 60 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 30 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Sparta at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 59″94th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,721 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 307th percentile
- Median home value
- $201k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $745/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $44k8th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%
- Violent crime rate
- 221 per 100k60th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,569 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5049th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 28°F | 5.1″ | 1.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 30°F | 5.1″ | 2.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 37°F | 5.6″ | 0.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 45°F | 5.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 55°F | 5.0″ | — | 275 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 63°F | 5.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 67°F | 4.8″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 65°F | 4.4″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 59°F | 4.0″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 36°F | 4.5″ | 0.1″ | 188 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 31°F | 6.0″ | 0.4″ | 141 hrs |
Near Sparta
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology