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United States / Kentucky / Maysville Metro Area / Mason County / Mays Lick / Zip Codes
Mays Lick, KY is located in the beautiful Ohio River Valley and has a humid-subtropical climate. Summers in Mays Lick are warm and humid with temperatures typically hitting the high 80s and low 90s. Winters can be cool with temperatures dropping into the high 20s and 30s, with occasional snowfall. On average, the area receives around 45 inches of rainfall per year and experiences mild humidity throughout most of the year.

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

Mays Lick averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Mays Lick. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mays Lick gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Mays Lick, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMays Lick, KentuckyUnited States
  46.6 in.38.1 in.
  13.0 in.27.8 in.
  124.4 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  86.4°85.8°
  20.3°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  883 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 Mays Lick with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Mays Lick, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mays Lick are September, May and June.
In Mays Lick, there are 21.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mays Lick with an average of 20.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Mays Lick, there are 124.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Mays Lick, there are 3.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Mays Lick but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Mays Lick.
May is the wettest month in Mays Lick with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Mays Lick means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Mays Lick with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 124.4 rainy days annually in Mays Lick, which is rainier 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 13.0 inches in Mays Lick means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Mays Lick with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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