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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Muhlenberg County / Dunmor / Zip Codes
Dunmor, KY has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons, which can bring a wide range of temperatures throughout the year. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are cold and often snowy. Spring and fall are moderate in temperature and precipitation, though spring is known for bringing strong thunderstorms to the area. Overall, Dunmor enjoys all four seasons of the year and experiences mild temperatures throughout most of it.

Dunmor, Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dunmor averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Dunmor. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dunmor gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dunmor is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.5 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Dunmor, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDunmor, KentuckyUnited States
  50.3 in.38.1 in.
  3.8 in.27.8 in.
  101.8 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  88.5°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  587 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Dunmor with an average high temperature of 88.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Dunmor, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dunmor are May, September and June.
In Dunmor, there are 34.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dunmor with an average of 25.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Dunmor, there are 90.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Dunmor, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Dunmor during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Dunmor.
May is the wettest month in Dunmor with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.3 inches in Dunmor means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Dunmor with 10.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 101.8 rainy days annually in Dunmor, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 3.8 inches in Dunmor means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Dunmor with 1.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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