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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Lyon County / Kuttawa / Zip Codes
Kuttawa, KY has a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. The average high in the summer is around 87 degrees Fahrenheit (30.6°C) and the average low is around 64 degrees Fahrenheit (17.8°C). During the winter months, temperatures generally stay between 40-55 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4-12.8°C), with occasional cold spells that can bring temperatures down to freezing or below. Precipitation in Kuttawa is fairly consistent year-round, with an average annual total of around 44 inches (112 cm).

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

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

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Kuttawa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kuttawa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kuttawa is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

6.2 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Kuttawa, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 Kuttawa with an average high temperature of 90.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Kuttawa, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kuttawa are May, October and September.
In Kuttawa, there are 51.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kuttawa with an average of 27.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Kuttawa, there are 70.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Kuttawa, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Kuttawa 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 Kuttawa.
May is the wettest month in Kuttawa with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.2 inches in Kuttawa means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Kuttawa with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 108.1 rainy days annually in Kuttawa, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.4 inches in Kuttawa means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Kuttawa with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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