Big Creek Campground (great Smoky Mountains National Park)

Gatlinburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in July, typically 66°F. The coldest are in January, when 1 night in 10 drops to 14°F. Frost is common in January, February, March, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan28°F 14°FBag comfortable to 15°F · frost 67% · rain or snow 44% of days
  2. Feb34°F 22°FBag comfortable to 20°F · frost 44% · rain or snow 49% of days
  3. Mar39°F 26°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 27% · rain or snow 42% of days
  4. Apr46°F 33°FBag comfortable to 35°F · frost 9% · rain or snow 43% of days
  5. May55°F 44°FBag comfortable to 45°F · frost 1% · rain or snow 55% of days
  6. Jun62°F 54°FBag comfortable to 55°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 52% of days
  7. Jul66°F 62°FBag comfortable to 60°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 60% of days
  8. Aug64°F 59°FBag comfortable to 60°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 54% of days
  9. Sep (this month)60°F 52°FBag comfortable to 50°F · frost 0% · rain or snow 39% of days
  10. Oct49°F 38°FBag comfortable to 40°F · frost 3% · rain or snow 31% of days
  11. Nov37°F 26°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 25% · rain or snow 36% of days
  12. Dec32°F 22°FBag comfortable to 25°F · frost 49% · rain or snow 39% of days

| = 32°F

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

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Checked for a double-wall tent, a 3-season bag and a thin air pad. Check your own gear here.

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