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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Harlan County / Pathfork / Zip Codes
The climate in Pathfork, KY is typically warm and humid with hot summers and mild winters. The temperature usually ranges somewhere between the upper 70s Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) in the summer months and the lower 40s Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) during wintertime. The area typically receives above-average rainfall throughout the year, allowing for lush vegetation growth and a variety of outdoor activities no matter the season.

Pathfork, Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pathfork averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Pathfork. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pathfork gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Pathfork, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePathfork, KentuckyUnited States
  49.5 in.38.1 in.
  11.1 in.27.8 in.
  127.1 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  85.6°85.8°
  23.4°21.7°
  7.47
  4.54.3
  1240 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 Pathfork with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Pathfork, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pathfork are September, May and June.
In Pathfork, there are 14.8 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 Pathfork with an average of 23.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Pathfork, there are 111.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Pathfork, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Pathfork 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 Pathfork with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.5 inches in Pathfork means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
March is the rainiest month in Pathfork with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 127.1 rainy days annually in Pathfork, 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.1 inches in Pathfork means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Pathfork with 4.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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