Munfordville, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Hart County / Munfordville / Zip Codes
Munfordville, KY has a temperate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 90°F (32°C), with overnight lows around 70°F (21°C). In the winter, temperatures average a high of 55°F (13°C) and low of 35°F (2°C). The area receives an average of 50 inches of rainfall per year, spread fairly evenly throughout the year. Snowfall averages around 6 inches per year, occurring primarily between November and March.

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

Munfordville averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Munfordville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Munfordville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Munfordville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Munfordville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMunfordville, KentuckyUnited States
  50.7 in.38.1 in.
  8.4 in.27.8 in.
  114.6 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  87.3°85.8°
  26.5°21.7°
  7.47
  4.24.3
  614 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 Munfordville with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Munfordville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Munfordville are May, September and June.
In Munfordville, there are 26.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Munfordville with an average of 26.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Munfordville, there are 79.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Munfordville, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Munfordville 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 Munfordville.
May is the wettest month in Munfordville 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 Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.7 inches in Munfordville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
March is the rainiest month in Munfordville with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in Munfordville, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.4 inches in Munfordville means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Munfordville with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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