Greenup, KY Climate


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Greenup, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average daily high temperatures in summer range from the mid-80s to the low 90s Fahrenheit, while average daily lows during winter drop near freezing. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with rain providing most of the moisture during the spring and fall months, while snowfall usually occurs during December through February. Additionally, due to its location near Lake Erie, Greenup experiences strong winds that make it prone to thunderstorms and tornadoes.

Greenup, Kentucky gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenup averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Greenup. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenup gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 21
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Greenup, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Greenup with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Greenup, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Greenup are September, May and June.
In Greenup, there are 17.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Greenup with an average of 20.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Greenup, there are 127.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Greenup, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Greenup but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in Greenup with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.3 inches in Greenup means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Greenup with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in Greenup, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.1 inches in Greenup means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Greenup with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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