Humid subtropical
Tusculum, Tennessee
Greene County, Tennessee · Population 3.3k · 1,493 ft elevation
Living in Tusculum
Tusculum has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 30 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Tusculum: about 14% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Tusculum at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 1,493 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,673 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $248k47th percentile
- Median rent
- $832/mo17th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 59 per 100k18th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 293 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5614th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8887th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 14%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 2.2″ | 154 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 28°F | 3.8″ | 2.9″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 33°F | 4.0″ | 1.4″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | — | 239 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 4.3″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 285 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 56°F | 3.0″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 33°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 50°F | 28°F | 4.1″ | 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