Louisville, KY Climate


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Louisville-Jefferson County, KY has four distinct seasons, with an average temperature of 57°F in the winter months and 78°F during the summertime. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 49 inches. Snowfall typically occurs from November to March, and summer thunderstorms are quite common. Louisville experiences a humid subtropical climate, with hot and sticky summers and relatively mild winters. The hottest temperatures occur in July and August, with lows near 72°F. Spring brings warm weather during the day but cools off quickly at night due to its location along the Ohio River Valley.

Louisville, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Louisville averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Louisville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Louisville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Louisville-Jefferson County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLouisville, KentuckyUnited States
  46.2 in.38.1 in.
  8.7 in.27.8 in.
  115.3 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  518 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 Louisville-Jefferson County with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Louisville-Jefferson County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Louisville-Jefferson County are May, September and June.
In Louisville-Jefferson County, there are 29.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Louisville-Jefferson County with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Louisville-Jefferson County, there are 82.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Louisville-Jefferson County, there are 0.5 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 Louisville-Jefferson County 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 Louisville-Jefferson County.
May is the wettest month in Louisville-Jefferson County with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.2 inches in Louisville-Jefferson County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Louisville-Jefferson County with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in Louisville-Jefferson County, 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 8.7 inches in Louisville-Jefferson County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Louisville-Jefferson County with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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