Hickman, KY Climate


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Hickman, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Summers are usually long, hot, and humid with temperatures frequently reaching into the 90sF and occasionally exceeding 100F. Winters are mild with lows typically ranging from 20-30F during the coldest months of the year. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of just over 50 inches per year.

Hickman, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hickman averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 213 sunny days per year in Hickman. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hickman gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hickman is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

6.8 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Hickman, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHickman, KentuckyUnited States
  51.8 in.38.1 in.
  7.4 in.27.8 in.
  104.4 days106.2 days
  213 days205 days
  89.4°85.8°
  26.1°21.7°
  7.27
  54.3
  469 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 Hickman with an average high temperature of 89.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Hickman, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hickman are May, September and October.
In Hickman, there are 41.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hickman with an average of 26.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Hickman, there are 80.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Hickman, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Hickman 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 Hickman.
May is the wettest month in Hickman with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.8 inches in Hickman means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Hickman with 10.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 104.4 rainy days annually in Hickman, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Hickman means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Hickman with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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