Brooks, KY Climate


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Brooks, KY has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are often hot and humid, while winters tend to be mild and wet. Average temperatures in the summer months range from the mid-80s Fahrenheit (high 20s Celsius) to the upper 90s Fahrenheit (low 30s Celsius). Winter temperatures can range from the mid-20s Fahrenheit (-4Celsius) to the low 40s Fahrenheit (5Celsius). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with some heavier amounts in late spring and early summer.

Brooks, Kentucky gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Brooks averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Brooks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Brooks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 26
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateBrooks, KentuckyUnited States
  46.5 in.38.1 in.
  7.3 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  87.9°85.8°
  25.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  512 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 Brooks with an average high temperature of 87.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Brooks, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Brooks are May, September and June.
In Brooks, there are 30.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Brooks with an average of 25.6°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Brooks, there are 83.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Brooks, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Brooks 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 Brooks.
May is the wettest month in Brooks with 5.3 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 46.5 inches in Brooks means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Brooks with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in Brooks, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.3 inches in Brooks means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Brooks with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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