It is a four-season state. At the same time, living in Florida, I don't think of the summer months in Tennessee as being nearly so bad.At the same time--especially in southeastern Tennessee, there is the coolness of the mountains, which moderates things a bit. But best of all, there are ice cold mountain creeks--and there are no alligators or sharks!It can get cold in the winter, but it seldom gets below the teens for the low (and usually no more than the mid-20s--I'm speaking of the Cleveland area). And while cold snaps can hit, a winter day can be expected to get into the 40s and 50s, if not a bit higher.