Cold Spring, KY Climate


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Cold Spring, KY has a humid, subtropical climate with hot summers and cool winters. Although the area does not experience extreme temperatures during any season, temperatures can remain in the high 90s during the summer months and can dip into the low 20s during winter. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, and average yearly rainfalls often reach nearly 45 inches. In addition to rainfall, Cold Spring also experiences an average of 8 snowfall days each year.

Cold Spring, Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cold Spring averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Cold Spring. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cold Spring gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cold Spring is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Cold Spring, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCold Spring, KentuckyUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  16.6 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.27
  3.74.3
  863 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 Cold Spring with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Cold Spring, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cold Spring are September, May and June.
In Cold Spring, there are 17.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cold Spring with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Cold Spring, there are 101.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Cold Spring, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Cold Spring but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Cold Spring.
May is the wettest month in Cold Spring with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.5 inches in Cold Spring means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Cold Spring with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 130.0 rainy days annually in Cold Spring, 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 16.6 inches in Cold Spring means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Cold Spring with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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