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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Russell County / Jamestown / Zip Codes
Jamestown, KY has a fairly mild climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer months can reach up to 88°F while the winter temperatures can drop to as low as 22°F. On average there are about 50 inches of rain per year in Jamestown, KY with an average of 17 inches of snowfall per year. During the spring and fall months the weather is more moderate with temperatures ranging from 42°F to 69°F.

Jamestown, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Jamestown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jamestown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 25
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Jamestown, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateJamestown, KentuckyUnited States
  50.9 in.38.1 in.
  11.5 in.27.8 in.
  118.2 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  86.3°85.8°
  24.6°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  971 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 Jamestown with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Jamestown, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Jamestown are September, May and June.
In Jamestown, there are 18.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Jamestown with an average of 24.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Jamestown, there are 98.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Jamestown, there are 1.0 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 Jamestown 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 Jamestown.
May is the wettest month in Jamestown with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 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 50.9 inches in Jamestown means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Jamestown with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Jamestown, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.5 inches in Jamestown means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Jamestown with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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