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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Lewis County / Garrison / Zip Codes
Garrison, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 87°F (31°C) with the average low at 68°F (20°C). During winter, temperatures range from an average high of 48°F (9°C) to an average low of 32°F (0°C). The area typically receives plenty of sunshine throughout the year, averaging upwards of 212 sunny days. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, making Garrison a great place to enjoy all four seasons.

Garrison, Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garrison averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Garrison. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garrison gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 21
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Garrison, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGarrison, KentuckyUnited States
  44.8 in.38.1 in.
  9.8 in.27.8 in.
  120.8 days106.2 days
  163 days205 days
  84.6°85.8°
  20.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  538 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 Garrison with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Garrison, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Garrison are September, June and May.
In Garrison, there are 12.5 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 Garrison with an average of 20.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Garrison, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Garrison, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Garrison 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 Garrison with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in Garrison means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Garrison with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 120.8 rainy days annually in Garrison, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.8 inches in Garrison means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Garrison with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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