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United States / Kentucky / Cincinnati Metro Area / Campbell County / Fort Thomas / Zip Codes
Fort Thomas, KY has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons which have large swings in temperature. In the summer, temperatures average between 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter months typically see highs in the mid to upper 30s. Precipitation is distributed fairly evenly throughout the year with an average of 43 inches of rain per year. Snowfall can vary from year to year but is usually around 16 inches annually.

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

Fort Thomas averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Fort Thomas. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fort Thomas, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Thomas, KentuckyUnited States
  43.5 in.38.1 in.
  16.5 in.27.8 in.
  130.0 days106.2 days
  182 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  22.4°21.7°
  7.27
  3.74.3
  860 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 Fort Thomas with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Fort Thomas, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Thomas are September, May and June.
In Fort Thomas, there are 18.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Thomas with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Fort Thomas, there are 101.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Fort Thomas, 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 Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas.
May is the wettest month in Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Thomas 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 Fort Thomas, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 16.5 inches in Fort Thomas means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Fort Thomas with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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