Calvert City, KY Climate


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Calvert City, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 66°F (19°C), while the average high temperatures in the summer often reach into the 90s Fahrenheit (32°C). Precipitation is abundant, with an average of 48 inches (122 cm) of rain per year. Snowfall is rare, but does occur in some years. Calvert City experiences a wide range of weather conditions throughout the year, ranging from hot and humid summers to cold and wet winters.

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

Calvert City averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Calvert City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calvert City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Calvert City is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

6.2 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Calvert City, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCalvert City, KentuckyUnited States
  48.9 in.38.1 in.
  5.5 in.27.8 in.
  104.9 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  90.8°85.8°
  26.2°21.7°
  7.17
  4.34.3
  341 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 Calvert City with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Calvert City, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calvert City are May, September and October.
In Calvert City, there are 55.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calvert City with an average of 26.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Calvert City, there are 77.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Calvert City, there are 1.2 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 Calvert City 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 Calvert City.
May is the wettest month in Calvert City with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in Calvert City means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Calvert City with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.9 rainy days annually in Calvert City, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.5 inches in Calvert City means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Calvert City with 1.9 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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