Windy Hills, KY Climate


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Windy Hills, KY is known for its mild winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the summer ranges from 75-85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, with cool nights in the low 50s. During the winter months, temperatures typically range from 40-55 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, with chilly nights dropping into the teens and twenties at night. Rainfall is spread throughout the year, but most of it occurs between April and October. Prevailing winds from the south help to create a pleasant climate all year round.

Windy Hills, Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Windy Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Windy 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 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Windy 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 Windy Hills, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWindy Hills, KentuckyUnited States
  44.6 in.38.1 in.
  7.8 in.27.8 in.
  112.2 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  87.6°85.8°
  25.9°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  581 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 Windy Hills with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Windy Hills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Windy Hills are May, September and June.
In Windy Hills, there are 29.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Windy Hills with an average of 25.9°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Windy Hills, there are 79.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Windy 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 Windy 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 Windy Hills.
May is the wettest month in Windy Hills with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 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 44.6 inches in Windy Hills means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Windy Hills with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in Windy 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 7.8 inches in Windy Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Windy Hills with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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