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United States / Kentucky / Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area / Jefferson County / Rolling Hills / Zip Codes
Rolling Hills, KY is known for its mild climate year-round. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s during the day and often dipping into the 60s at night. Winters are usually mild, with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing and snowfall being light and infrequent. Spring and fall bring pleasant weather, with sunny days and cooler nights. Rainfall is generally distributed across all four seasons in Rolling Hills, making it a great destination for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Rolling Hills, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rolling Hills averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Rolling Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rolling Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Rolling Hills, while January and December 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 Rolling Hills with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Rolling Hills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rolling Hills are May, September and June.
In Rolling Hills, there are 29.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rolling Hills with an average of 25.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Rolling Hills, there are 80.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Rolling Hills, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Rolling Hills 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 Rolling Hills.
May is the wettest month in Rolling Hills with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Rolling Hills means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Rolling Hills with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.6 rainy days annually in Rolling Hills, 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.7 inches in Rolling Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Rolling Hills with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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