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Weather in the Smoky Mountains

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park encompass a large variety of terrain with elevations from 1,600 feet to over 6,600 feet. Temperatures vary greatly and can change quickly and without warning. It's not uncommon for it to be warm and sunny in Gatlinburg while it's cold, windy, and raining at Clingman's Dome just a few miles away.

 

The following tables average temperatures and are from the National Park Service. These temperatures in no way represent the possible low or high temperatures.

For Clingman's Dome NC/TN. Based on extrapolations. Temps (F)

Month High Low Precip. Snow Days w/precip.
January 35 19 7.0 18 11
February 35 18 8.2 20 12
March 39 24 8.2 26 12
April 49 34 6.5 5 10
May 57 43 6.0 T 10
June 63 49 6.9 0 11
July 65 53 8.3 0 13
August 64 52 6.8 0 12
September 60 47 5.1 T 8
October 53 38 5.4 2 8
November 42 28 6.4 5 9
December 37 21 7.3 8 10

For Gatlinburg Tennessee

Month High Low Precip. Snow Days w/precip.
January 51 28 4.8 2.1 9
February 54 29 4.8 2.3 9
March 61 34 5.3 2.9 9
April 71 42 4.5 T 8
May 79 50 4.5 0 9
June 86 58 5.2 0 9
July 88 59 5.7 0 10
August 87 60 5.3 0 10
September 83 55 3.0 0 5
October 73 43 3.1 T 6
November 61 33 3.4 .7 7
December 52 28 4.5 1.0 8
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