Sunshine Atlas

Chattanooga weather by month & the best time to visit

United States · regional city · humid subtropical climate

Chattanooga, United States
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The best time to visit Chattanooga is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 76/100), with June and September close behind. Chattanooga averages about 2,300 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 89 mm of rain in October.

When is the best time to visit Chattanooga?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Chattanooga is October, then June and September. The dullest month is January (6/100, 109 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Chattanooga?

Chattanooga gets a moderate 2,300 hours of sunshine a year. 70 Sunshine Score points separate October (76) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #277 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 1,354 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 6February: 23March: 53April: 71May: 71June: 73July: 62August: 67September: 72October: 7676November: 48December: 17JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January6 9° / 48°F-1° / 30°F 109 mm2
February23 12° / 54°F1° / 34°F 122 mm3
March53 17° / 63°F5° / 41°F 118 mm5
April71 22° / 72°F10° / 50°F 115 mm6
May71 26° / 79°F15° / 59°F 115 mm7
June73 31° / 88°F19° / 66°F 106 mm8
July62 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 127 mm8
August67 33° / 91°F21° / 70°F 96 mm7
September72 30° / 86°F17° / 63°F 108 mm6
October76 23° / 73°F10° / 50°F 89 mm5
November48 16° / 61°F4° / 39°F 109 mm3
December17 11° / 52°F1° / 34°F 140 mm2

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Chattanooga: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Chattanooga?

Chattanooga is a regional city in United States with a humid subtropical climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Chattanooga get a year?

Chattanooga gets about 2,300 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.

When is the best time to visit Chattanooga?

The sunniest time to visit Chattanooga is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 76/100 (with June and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.

What is the least sunny month in Chattanooga?

January is the least sunny month in Chattanooga, scoring 6/100 with about 109 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Chattanooga?

The typical midday UV index in Chattanooga peaks around 8 (very high) in June, easing to about 2 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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