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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Ohio County / Fordsville / Zip Codes
Fordsville, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, cold winters, and plenty of precipitation throughout the year. Summers in Fordsville are usually very warm and humid, with temperatures occasionally reaching into the mid- to upper 90s. Winters are cold, but typically not too extreme. The average low temperature during winter months is near freezing. Precipitation is fairly abundant in Fordsville, with an average of around 46 inches per year.

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

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

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Fordsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fordsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Fordsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFordsville, KentuckyUnited States
  49.7 in.38.1 in.
  6.8 in.27.8 in.
  102.6 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  87.4°85.8°
  23.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  499 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.

August is the hottest month for Fordsville with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Fordsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fordsville are May, September and June.
In Fordsville, there are 28.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fordsville with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Fordsville, there are 98.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Fordsville, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Fordsville 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 Fordsville.
May is the wettest month in Fordsville with 6.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.7 inches in Fordsville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Fordsville with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in Fordsville, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.8 inches in Fordsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Fordsville with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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