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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Pike County / McCarr / Zip Codes
McCarr, KY has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the high 70s to low 80s (Fahrenheit) while winter temperatures can dip into the teens or twenties. The area gets an average of 40 inches of rain each year along with an average of 20 to 30 inches of snow. This combination makes for pleasant summers and cool winters that are ideal for outdoor activities.

McCarr, Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

McCarr averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in McCarr. The US average is 205 sunny days.

McCarr gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateMcCarr, KentuckyUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  16.2 in.27.8 in.
  129.7 days106.2 days
  173 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  692 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 McCarr with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In McCarr, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for McCarr are September, May and June.
In McCarr, there are 16.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for McCarr with an average of 23.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In McCarr, there are 109.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In McCarr, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in McCarr but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in McCarr.
July is the wettest month in McCarr with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in McCarr means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in McCarr with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 129.7 rainy days annually in McCarr, 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 16.2 inches in McCarr means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in McCarr with 6.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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