Hawesville, KY Climate


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Hawesville, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 80°F (26°C) while the average temperature in the winter is around 39°F (4°C). Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, though it is slightly more common during the summer months of June, July, and August. Snowfall is relatively rare but does occur occasionally. Overall, Hawesville enjoys a fairly mild and comfortable climate year-round.

Hawesville, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

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

Hawesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Hawesville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHawesville, KentuckyUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  7.7 in.27.8 in.
  107.3 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  88.9°85.8°
  26.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  518 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 Hawesville with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Hawesville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hawesville are May, September and October.
In Hawesville, there are 40.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hawesville with an average of 26.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Hawesville, there are 77.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Hawesville, there are 1.5 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 Hawesville 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 Hawesville.
May is the wettest month in Hawesville with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Hawesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Hawesville with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 107.3 rainy days annually in Hawesville, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.7 inches in Hawesville means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Hawesville with 2.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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