Calhoun, KY Climate

Calhoun, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. July is typically the warmest month of the year, with an average high temperature near 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31 degrees Celsius). The coldest month is January, where daytime highs tend to remain around 48 degrees Fahrenheit (9 degrees Celsius) and nighttime temperatures dip as low as 22 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 degrees Celsius). Rainfall is plentiful all year round, with an average of nearly 50 inches per year. Snowfall is light, usually occurring from December through March.

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

Calhoun averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Calhoun. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calhoun gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Calhoun is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

6.8 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Calhoun, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Calhoun, Kentucky	United States
	45.8 in.	38.1 in.
	7.5 in.	27.8 in.
	105.4 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	89.9°	85.8°
	25.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.3	4.3
	394 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 Calhoun with an average high temperature of 89.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Calhoun, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calhoun are May, September and October.

In Calhoun, there are 47.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calhoun with an average of 25.2°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Calhoun, there are 83.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Calhoun, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Calhoun 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 Calhoun.

May is the wettest month in Calhoun with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Calhoun means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Calhoun with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 105.4 rainy days annually in Calhoun, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.5 inches in Calhoun means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Calhoun with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.