Owsley County, KY Climate

Owsley, KY County has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid while winters are generally mild and wet. The average annual temperature is around 59°F (15°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. There can be occasional snowfall in wintertime, but it does not usually amount to more than 2-3 inches (5-8 cm) of accumulation. The highest recorded temperature was 100°F (38°C) in August of 1930, and the lowest recorded temperature was -25°F (-32°C) in January of 1940.

Owsley County, Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Owsley County averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Owsley County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Owsley County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 23
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

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

Climate	Owsley, Kentucky	United States
	48.9 in.	38.1 in.
	12.8 in.	27.8 in.
	134.0 days	106.2 days
	170 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	22.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	1035 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 Owsley County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Owsley County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Owsley County are September, May and June.

In Owsley County, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Owsley County with an average of 22.6°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Owsley County, there are 117.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Owsley County, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Owsley 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Owsley County.

May is the wettest month in Owsley County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in Owsley County means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Owsley County with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.0 rainy days annually in Owsley County, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring 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 12.8 inches in Owsley County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Owsley County with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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