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United States / Kentucky / Madisonville Metro Area / Hopkins County / Manitou / Zip Codes
Manitou, KY has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. The summer months are usually hot and humid, with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the upper 80s Fahrenheit. During winter months, temperatures are generally cooler with lows reaching around 25 degrees Fahrenheit and highs around 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Manitou enjoys a fair amount of precipitation throughout the year, with rain and snow evenly distributed throughout the seasons.

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

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

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Manitou. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Manitou gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Manitou, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateManitou, KentuckyUnited States
  47.0 in.38.1 in.
  7.1 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  89.6°85.8°
  24.8°21.7°
  7.27
  4.14.3
  410 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 Manitou with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Manitou, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Manitou are May, September and October.
In Manitou, there are 44.6 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 Manitou with an average of 24.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Manitou, there are 86.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Manitou, there are 1.2 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 Manitou 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 Manitou.
May is the wettest month in Manitou with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.0 inches in Manitou means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Manitou with 11.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Manitou, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.1 inches in Manitou means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Manitou with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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