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United States / Kentucky / Mayfield Metro Area / Graves County / Mayfield / Zip Codes
Mayfield, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters and hot, humid summers. The average annual temperature is 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16°C), while the average maximum temperature in summer can reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32°C). Snowfall is minimal, with an average of 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) per year. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with an annual average of 49.4 inches (125 cm). Winters tend to be mostly dry and sunny, while summers are humid and prone to thunderstorms due to its location near the Mississippi River Valley.

Mayfield, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mayfield averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Mayfield. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mayfield gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 28
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Mayfield, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMayfield, KentuckyUnited States
  52.3 in.38.1 in.
  5.9 in.27.8 in.
  105.7 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  27.8°21.7°
  7.37
  4.24.3
  476 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 Mayfield with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Mayfield, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mayfield are May, September and October.
In Mayfield, there are 41.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mayfield with an average of 27.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Mayfield, there are 72.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Mayfield, 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 Mayfield 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 Mayfield.
May is the wettest month in Mayfield with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.3 inches in Mayfield means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Mayfield with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 105.7 rainy days annually in Mayfield, 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 Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Mayfield means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Mayfield with 2.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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