Jenkins, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Letcher County / Jenkins / Zip Codes
The climate in Jenkins, KY is generally mild and pleasant. Summers can be warm with high temperatures reaching into the mid-80s with humidity levels making the air feel hot and sticky. Winters are cold, with temperatures typically ranging from the low 20s to the low 40s. During autumn, the temperature begins to cool off as cooler air moves in. There is also an abundant amount of rainfall throughout the year which helps keep the area lush and green.

Jenkins, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jenkins averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Jenkins. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jenkins gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in Jenkins, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJenkins, KentuckyUnited States
  45.8 in.38.1 in.
  37.6 in.27.8 in.
  139.9 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  21.9°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  1539 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 Jenkins with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Jenkins, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jenkins are June, August and September.
In Jenkins, there are 2.1 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 Jenkins with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Jenkins, there are 118.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Jenkins, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Jenkins 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 Jenkins with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in Jenkins means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Jenkins with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 139.9 rainy days annually in Jenkins, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.6 inches in Jenkins means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Jenkins with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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