McKee, KY Climate

McKee, KY features a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperatures range from the mid-30s to mid-80s throughout the year, with July being the hottest month and January the coldest. Precipitation is relatively evenly scattered throughout the year, with an average of roughly 45 inches per year. The area is often subject to thunderstorms during the spring and summer months due to its location near Lake Cumberland. Snowfall in McKee averages around 6 inches annually.

McKee, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

McKee averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in McKee. The US average is 205 sunny days.

McKee gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in McKee, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	McKee, Kentucky	United States
	48.4 in.	38.1 in.
	10.8 in.	27.8 in.
	122.6 days	106.2 days
	178 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	23.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	1030 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 McKee with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In McKee, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for McKee are September, May and June.

In McKee, there are 12.8 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 McKee with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In McKee, there are 108.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In McKee, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in McKee 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 McKee.

May is the wettest month in McKee with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.4 inches in McKee means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in McKee with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 122.6 rainy days annually in McKee, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.8 inches in McKee means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in McKee with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.