Beechmont, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Muhlenberg County / Beechmont / Zip Codes
Beechmont, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. It experiences its highest temperatures in July and August, while January and February are the coldest months of the year. The area receives abundant rainfall throughout the year, particularly during thunderstorms in the summer months. Snowfall is rare but does occur on occasion in the winter months. Winters tend to be milder than those in more northern states with temperatures rarely falling below freezing. Overall, Beechmont, KY enjoys pleasant weather throughout most of the year despite some occasional extreme weather events.

Beechmont, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Beechmont 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 Beechmont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beechmont 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBeechmont, KentuckyUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  3.7 in.27.8 in.
  101.5 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  88.0°85.8°
  24.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  495 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 Beechmont with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Beechmont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Beechmont are May, September and June.
In Beechmont, there are 31.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Beechmont with an average of 24.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Beechmont, there are 93.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Beechmont, there are 1.2 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 Beechmont 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 Beechmont.
May is the wettest month in Beechmont with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 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 48.3 inches in Beechmont means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Beechmont with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 101.5 rainy days annually in Beechmont, 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 3.7 inches in Beechmont means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Beechmont with 1.5 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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