Bardstown, KY Climate

Bardstown, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average temperature in summer is around 82°F (28°C) with high humidity, while winter temperatures are usually between 29°F (-2°C) to 45°F (7°C). The area gets an average of 48 inches of rain per year, mostly during the summer months. Snowfall is relatively uncommon in Bardstown since it only receives an average of five inches each year. On the whole, the weather in Bardstown is generally pleasant throughout most of the year.

Bardstown, Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bardstown 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 Bardstown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bardstown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Bardstown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bardstown, Kentucky	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	7.7 in.	27.8 in.
	117.2 days	106.2 days
	193 days	205 days
	87.5°	85.8°
	25.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	646 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 Bardstown with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Bardstown, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bardstown are May, September and June.

In Bardstown, there are 26.8 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 Bardstown with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Bardstown, there are 89.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Bardstown, 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 Bardstown 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 Bardstown.

May is the wettest month in Bardstown with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 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 48.5 inches in Bardstown means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Bardstown with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 117.2 rainy days annually in Bardstown, 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 7.7 inches in Bardstown means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Bardstown with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.