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United States / Kentucky / Danville Metro Area / Boyle County / Junction City / Zip Codes
Junction City, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures in the summer months average around 80 degrees Fahrenheit and winter temperatures usually stay around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. The area gets an average of 47 inches of rainfall each year, with spring typically being the wettest season. Snow is also common in Junction City, with an average of 8 inches falling each winter.

Junction City, Kentucky gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Junction City averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Junction City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Junction City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Junction City is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

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

  ClimateJunction City, KentuckyUnited States
  46.5 in.38.1 in.
  10.1 in.27.8 in.
  109.0 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.47
  4.14.3
  991 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 Junction City with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Junction City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Junction City are September, May and June.
In Junction City, 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 Junction City with an average of 24.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Junction City, there are 92.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Junction City, 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 Junction City 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 Junction City.
May is the wettest month in Junction City with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 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 46.5 inches in Junction City means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Junction City with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 109.0 rainy days annually in Junction City, which is less rainy than most 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 10.1 inches in Junction City means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Junction City with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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