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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Logan County / Russellville / Zip Codes
Russellville, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The area gets an average of 50 inches of rain per year, along with occasional snowfall in the winter months. The city experiences four distinct seasons, with temperatures ranging from the high 80s in the summer to around 20 degrees in the winter. Spring is usually warm and pleasant, while autumn brings cooler temperatures and colorful foliage.

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

Russellville averages 4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Russellville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 4 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Russellville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Russellville with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Russellville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Russellville are May, September and October.
In Russellville, there are 39.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Russellville with an average of 25.9°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Russellville, there are 85.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Russellville, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Russellville 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 Russellville.
May is the wettest month in Russellville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Russellville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Russellville with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 109.7 rainy days annually in Russellville, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 4.3 inches in Russellville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Russellville with 2.0 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Bill  · Russellville, KY
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Over 17 years ago

Russellville is a historic warm inviting place to live in Kentucky. Russellville is the Logan County seat situated almost in the middle of the county with a population  More

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