Woodford County, KY Climate

Woodford County, KY has a humid subtropical climate, which means that it experiences hot and humid summers and cold and wet winters. Summers in Woodford tend to be very warm with temperatures often reaching into the 90s, while winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with average annual precipitation measuring around 43 inches. Humidity levels are also high year-round due to the county's proximity to nearby bodies of water like the Kentucky River. While Woodford isn't particularly prone to extreme weather events, thunderstorms during certain times of year can produce heavy rain and hail.

Woodford County, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Woodford County averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Woodford County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Woodford County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Woodford County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Woodford, Kentucky	United States
	45.8 in.	38.1 in.
	8.5 in.	27.8 in.
	119.1 days	106.2 days
	190 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	24.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	823 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 Woodford County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Woodford County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Woodford County are September, May and June.

In Woodford County, there are 19.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Woodford County with an average of 24.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Woodford County, there are 93.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Woodford County, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Woodford County 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 Woodford County.

May is the wettest month in Woodford County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Woodford County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Woodford County with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 119.1 rainy days annually in Woodford County, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.5 inches in Woodford County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Woodford County with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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