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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Letcher County / Blackey / Zip Codes
Blackey, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average summer temperatures range between 70 to 90 F while average winter temperatures range between 25 to 45 F. The area receives plenty of rain throughout the year, with most areas receiving over 40 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall is moderate in the winter months, with most areas receiving an average of 3 inches each year.

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

Blackey averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Blackey. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blackey gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Blackey, while January and February 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 Blackey with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Blackey, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blackey are September, May and June.
In Blackey, there are 15.8 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 Blackey with an average of 22.9°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Blackey, there are 112.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Blackey, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blackey 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 Blackey with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in Blackey means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Blackey with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 129.1 rainy days annually in Blackey, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 18.3 inches in Blackey means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Blackey with 5.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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