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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Clinton County / Albany / Zip Codes
Albany, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild to warm temperatures in the winter and hot and humid conditions in the summer. The average high temperature in the summer is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 Celsius). The average low temperature in the winter is about 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1 Celsius). Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but there are more storms and showers during the spring and summer months.

Albany, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albany averages 8 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 Albany. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albany gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateAlbany, KentuckyUnited States
  52.3 in.38.1 in.
  7.8 in.27.8 in.
  113.3 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  24.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.74.3
  961 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 Albany with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Albany, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Albany are May, September and June.
In Albany, there are 18.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Albany with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Albany, there are 100.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Albany, 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Albany 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 Albany.
May is the wettest month in Albany with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.3 inches in Albany means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Albany with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Albany, which is less rainy 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 7.8 inches in Albany means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Albany with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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