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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Harlan County / Cumberland / Zip Codes
Cumberland, KY experiences a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. During the spring and fall months, temperatures are mild with low humidity levels. Summers in Cumberland tend to be hot and humid, while winters can be cold with occasional snowfall. Rain is generally consistent throughout the year, providing proper moisture for the local vegetation.

Cumberland, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cumberland averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Cumberland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Cumberland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCumberland, KentuckyUnited States
  51.2 in.38.1 in.
  17.5 in.27.8 in.
  131.7 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  84.3°85.8°
  22.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.54.3
  1444 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 Cumberland with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Cumberland, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cumberland are September, May and June.
In Cumberland, there are 9.2 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 Cumberland with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Cumberland, there are 117.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Cumberland, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cumberland 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 Cumberland with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 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 51.2 inches in Cumberland means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Cumberland with 13.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 131.7 rainy days annually in Cumberland, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.5 inches in Cumberland means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Cumberland with 5.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Steven · La Grange, IL
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Over 8 years ago

Alot of the coal miners have been laid off their jobs in August 2015, and the folks just don't know how to get along financially now. It is a real hardship when 1/2 the  More

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