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United States / Kentucky / London Metro Area / Knox County / Barbourville / Zip Codes
Barbourville, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 81°F (27°C) with highs up to 90°F (32°C). In the winter, the average temperature is around 38°F (3°C) with lows occasionally dipping down below freezing. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, and snow can fall in Barbourville during the winter months.

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

Barbourville averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Barbourville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Barbourville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 137 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 25
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Barbourville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Barbourville with an average high temperature of 86.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Barbourville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Barbourville are May, September and June.
In Barbourville, there are 21.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Barbourville with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Barbourville, there are 102.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Barbourville, there are 1.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Barbourville 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 Barbourville.
July is the wettest month in Barbourville with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.8 inches in Barbourville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Barbourville with 13.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 137.2 rainy days annually in Barbourville, which is one of the rainiest 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 9.9 inches in Barbourville means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Barbourville with 4.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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