Edmonton, KY Climate

Edmonton, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. Average temperatures range from the low twenties in winter to the mid-eighties in summer. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around forty-four inches per year. The area can experience occasional thunderstorms during the summer months while snowfall is light and only snows an average of thirteen inches each season. The area enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 213 sunny days per year.

Edmonton, Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Edmonton averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Edmonton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Edmonton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Edmonton, Kentucky	United States
	50.4 in.	38.1 in.
	7.6 in.	27.8 in.
	118.6 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	88.9°	85.8°
	25.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	827 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 Edmonton with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Edmonton, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Edmonton are May, September and October.

In Edmonton, there are 38.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Edmonton with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Edmonton, there are 94.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Edmonton, 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton.

May is the wettest month in Edmonton with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.4 inches in Edmonton means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Edmonton with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 118.6 rainy days annually in Edmonton, which is about average compared to other 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 7.6 inches in Edmonton means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Edmonton with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.