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United States / Kentucky / Bowling Green Metro Area / Butler County / Morgantown / Zip Codes
Morgantown, KY has a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and cool to mild winters. The average high temperatures range from the mid-50s in January to the low 90s in July and August. The area experiences occasional snowfall during winter months, but overall precipitation is relatively low throughout the year. During summer months, thunderstorms are common with some occasions of flooding due to heavy rains.

Morgantown, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Morgantown averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Morgantown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Morgantown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Morgantown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMorgantown, KentuckyUnited States
  50.9 in.38.1 in.
  5.8 in.27.8 in.
  109.6 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  24.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  564 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 Morgantown with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Morgantown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Morgantown are May, September and June.
In Morgantown, there are 29.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Morgantown with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Morgantown, there are 94.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Morgantown, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Morgantown 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 Morgantown.
May is the wettest month in Morgantown with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Morgantown means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Morgantown with 11.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 109.6 rainy days annually in Morgantown, which is less rainy than most 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 5.8 inches in Morgantown means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Morgantown with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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