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Weather in Gatlinburg, TN · National Weather Service + NOAA

Gatlinburg is snow country

Gatlinburg has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 60° and a normal night drops to 36°.

Winter 51°/30°Spring 70°/45°Summer 85°/63°Fall 70°/46°
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Sunrise 7:01 am · sunset 5:34 pm

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What stands out about Gatlinburg’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 8 inches a winter, more than 462 of 503 Tennessee towns.A wet climate55 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 94% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Gatlinburg’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
51° / 30°
4 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
70° / 45°
Last frost around Apr 17
Summer
85° / 63°
11 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
70° / 46°
First frost around Oct 25
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 25). Last frost next spring: Apr 17
Best months to be outside
AprMayJunSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Gatlinburg get?About 8 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 5.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.7° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Gatlinburg.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Gatlinburg itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Gatlinburg 2 Sw, TN (4 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.