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United States / Kentucky / Lexington-Fayette Metro Area / Scott County / Stamping Ground / Zip Codes
Stamping Ground, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and cold and wet winters. The average temperature throughout the year is around 65°F. Rainfall is abundant all year round, with an annual average of nearly 46 inches per year. The hottest month in Stamping Ground is usually July, when highs can reach up to 90°F on occasion. The coldest month is typically January, when temperatures dip down to an average low of 31°F.

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

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

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Stamping Ground. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stamping Ground gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

  ClimateStamping Ground, KentuckyUnited States
  45.3 in.38.1 in.
  8.0 in.27.8 in.
  118.9 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  24.1°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  794 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 Stamping Ground with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Stamping Ground, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Stamping Ground are September, May and June.
In Stamping Ground, there are 19.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Stamping Ground with an average of 24.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Stamping Ground, there are 93.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Stamping Ground, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Stamping Ground 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 Stamping Ground.
May is the wettest month in Stamping Ground with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.3 inches in Stamping Ground means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Stamping Ground with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 118.9 rainy days annually in Stamping Ground, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.0 inches in Stamping Ground means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Stamping Ground with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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