Dry Ridge, KY Climate


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Dry Ridge, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Typical summer days have temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the low 90s with occasional spikes into the mid-90s while winter temperatures range between the high 20s and mid 50s with occasional cold snaps. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year with an average of 42 inches per year and snowfall is usually minimal -- typically fewer than 10 inches per year. Dry Ridge also experiences around 213 sunny days per year as well as frequent thunderstorms during spring and summer months.

Dry Ridge, Kentucky gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dry Ridge averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Dry Ridge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dry Ridge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateDry Ridge, KentuckyUnited States
  42.3 in.38.1 in.
  15.5 in.27.8 in.
  111.9 days106.2 days
  182 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  22.9°21.7°
  7.37
  3.74.3
  951 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 Dry Ridge with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Dry Ridge, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dry Ridge are September, May and June.
In Dry Ridge, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dry Ridge with an average of 22.9°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Dry Ridge, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Dry Ridge, there are 2.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Dry Ridge but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Dry Ridge.
May is the wettest month in Dry Ridge with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Dry Ridge means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Dry Ridge with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.9 rainy days annually in Dry Ridge, 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 Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.5 inches in Dry Ridge means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Dry Ridge with 5.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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