Letcher County, KY Climate

Letcher, KY County has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and moderately cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 87 degrees Fahrenheit, while the average low during the winter months is around 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with over 50 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall can also occur during the winter season, with an average of 8 inches each year. The area experiences all four seasons quite distinctly, making it a great place to enjoy nature's beauty no matter what time of year it is.

Letcher County, Kentucky gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Letcher County averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Letcher County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Letcher County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

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

Climate	Letcher, Kentucky	United States
	46.5 in.	38.1 in.
	23.7 in.	27.8 in.
	135.5 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	84.1°	85.8°
	22.4°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.7	4.3
	1717 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 Letcher County with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Letcher County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Letcher County are September, May and June.

In Letcher County, there are 10.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Letcher County with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Letcher County, there are 115.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Letcher County, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Letcher County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Letcher County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Letcher County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Letcher County with 13.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 135.5 rainy days annually in Letcher County, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.7 inches in Letcher County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Letcher County with 7.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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