Pleasant View, KY Climate


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Pleasant View, KY has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average yearly temperature is around 57°F (14°C) with temperatures reaching as high as the mid-90s (35°C) in the summer and dropping to as low as the single digits (-10°C) in the winter. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, while snowfall occurs mainly during the winter months. Pleasant View also experiences extreme weather from time to time, such as strong thunderstorms and occasional tornadoes.

Pleasant View, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant View averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Pleasant View. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant View gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 24
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Pleasant View, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePleasant View, KentuckyUnited States
  50.6 in.38.1 in.
  10.4 in.27.8 in.
  125.3 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  24.2°21.7°
  7.37
  4.64.3
  997 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 Pleasant View with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Pleasant View, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant View are September, May and June.
In Pleasant View, there are 17.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pleasant View with an average of 24.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Pleasant View, there are 106.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Pleasant View, 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 Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View.
May is the wettest month in Pleasant View with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in Pleasant View means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Pleasant View with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in Pleasant View, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.4 inches in Pleasant View means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Pleasant View with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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