Cawood, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Harlan County / Cawood / Zip Codes
Cawood, KY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranges from 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter months are much colder with temperatures averaging around 35 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is common throughout the year, but it is especially heavy during spring and summer with average rainfall of five inches or more per month. Humidity levels tend to stay high throughout the year due to close proximity to Lake Cumberland and other nearby bodies of water.

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

Cawood averages 17 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 Cawood. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cawood gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cawood is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.6 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cawood, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCawood, KentuckyUnited States
  48.9 in.38.1 in.
  17.2 in.27.8 in.
  123.0 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  23.5°21.7°
  7.47
  4.54.3
  1322 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 Cawood with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Cawood, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cawood are September, May and June.
In Cawood, there are 12.6 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 Cawood with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Cawood, there are 109.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Cawood, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cawood 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 Cawood with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 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 Cawood means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Cawood with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 123.0 rainy days annually in Cawood, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.2 inches in Cawood means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Cawood with 5.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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