Highland Heights, KY Climate


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Highland Heights, KY has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot and humid summers and cool to mild winters. The average summer temperatures range from the low 80s to the upper 90s with occasional higher temperatures reaching into the triple digits. Winter temperatures usually remain above freezing, though snowfall is not uncommon in winter months. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year with the highest precipitation levels occurring in spring and early summer when thunderstorms are common. Overall, Highland Heights is a pleasant place to experience all four seasons year-round.

Highland Heights, Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Highland Heights averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Highland Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Highland Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Highland Heights is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Highland Heights, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHighland Heights, KentuckyUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  16.6 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  182 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.27
  3.74.3
  853 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 Highland Heights with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Highland Heights, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Highland Heights are September, May and June.
In Highland Heights, there are 17.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Highland Heights with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Highland Heights, there are 101.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Highland Heights, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Highland Heights but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Highland Heights.
May is the wettest month in Highland Heights with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Highland Heights means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Highland Heights with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in Highland Heights, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.6 inches in Highland Heights means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Highland Heights with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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