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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Harlan County / Lynch / Zip Codes
The climate in Lynch, KY is typically mild throughout the year. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures averaging around 83°F (28°C). Winters are typically cold but not excessively so, with temperatures averaging around 34°F (1°C) and some snowfall. Spring and autumn are generally pleasant, with temperatures ranging between 48–70°F (9-21°C). As a whole, Lynch experiences four distinct seasons and an overall temperate climate.

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

Lynch averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Lynch. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lynch gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 143 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lynch is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.8 Summer - 5.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lynch, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLynch, KentuckyUnited States
  50.6 in.38.1 in.
  31.2 in.27.8 in.
  142.5 days106.2 days
  174 days205 days
  82.3°85.8°
  23.1°21.7°
  7.27
  4.54.3
  1716 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 Lynch with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Lynch, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lynch are September, June and August.
In Lynch, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lynch with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Lynch, there are 109.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Lynch, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lynch 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 Lynch with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in Lynch means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Lynch with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 142.5 rainy days annually in Lynch, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 31.2 inches in Lynch means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Lynch with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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