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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Lawrence County / Blaine / Zip Codes
Blaine, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation annually, spread evenly throughout the year. Blaine's location in the Appalachian Mountains gives it cooler temperatures and higher rainfall than most of Kentucky. Summer temperatures typically reach into the high 80s, while winter months often dip below freezing. On average, Blaine has around 5 days of snowfall per year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Blaine, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlaine, KentuckyUnited States
  43.9 in.38.1 in.
  10.1 in.27.8 in.
  122.2 days106.2 days
  166 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  21.8°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  659 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 Blaine with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Blaine, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blaine are September, May and June.
In Blaine, there are 20.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blaine with an average of 21.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Blaine, there are 123.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Blaine, there are 1.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blaine 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 Blaine with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in Blaine means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Blaine with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 122.2 rainy days annually in Blaine, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.1 inches in Blaine means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Blaine with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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