Irvine, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Estill County / Irvine / Zip Codes
Irvine, KY has a humid subtropical climate, which is characterized by hot and humid summers and cool to mild winters. The city is generally mild throughout the year, with temperatures averaging around 57°F in January, and 73°F in July. Rainfall is fairly regular throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches annually. Irvine experiences snowfall in the winter months but it generally melts quickly due to the warm temperatures. The city also enjoys long summer days with lots of sunshine during the peak months of June and July.

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

Irvine averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Irvine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Irvine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Irvine, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIrvine, KentuckyUnited States
  48.3 in.38.1 in.
  10.9 in.27.8 in.
  127.3 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  23.0°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  679 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 Irvine with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Irvine, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Irvine are September, May and June.
In Irvine, there are 16.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Irvine with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Irvine, there are 109.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Irvine, there are 1.3 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 Irvine 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 Irvine.
May is the wettest month in Irvine with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 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 48.3 inches in Irvine means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Irvine with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 127.3 rainy days annually in Irvine, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.9 inches in Irvine means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Irvine with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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