Livingston, KY Climate


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Livingston, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cool winters, and abundant precipitation year-round. Summers typically bring temperatures in the mid-80s and nighttime lows in the mid-60s. Winters are usually mild with temperatures rarely falling below freezing and little snowfall accumulation. The average annual rainfall is around 45 inches, most of which falls between April and September during thunderstorms. Spring and fall months tend to be mild with plenty of sunshine and average temperatures ranging from the upper 40s to low 70s.

Livingston, Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Livingston. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Livingston gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Livingston 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 Livingston, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLivingston, KentuckyUnited States
  48.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.1 in.27.8 in.
  128.0 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  85.2°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  912 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 Livingston with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Livingston, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Livingston are September, May and June.
In Livingston, there are 14.6 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 Livingston with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Livingston, there are 101.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Livingston, there are 1.9 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 Livingston 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 Livingston.
May is the wettest month in Livingston with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.6 inches in Livingston means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Livingston with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 128.0 rainy days annually in Livingston, 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 10.1 inches in Livingston means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Livingston with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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