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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Clay County / Oneida / Zip Codes
Oneida, KY has a temperate climate with mild and humid summers and cold, semi-dry winters. The average temperatures range from the mid-30s in winter to the mid-80s in summer. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with average annual totals near 50 inches of rain and snowfall combined. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common while during the winter months snowfall can be expected.

Oneida, Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Oneida. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oneida gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 23
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Oneida is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Oneida, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 Oneida with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Oneida, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oneida are May, September and June.
In Oneida, there are 20.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Oneida with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Oneida, there are 115.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Oneida, there are 0.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Oneida 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 Oneida.
May is the wettest month in Oneida with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in Oneida means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Oneida with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 121.5 rainy days annually in Oneida, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 11.2 inches in Oneida means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Oneida with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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