Booneville, KY Climate


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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Owsley County / Booneville / Zip Codes
Booneville, KY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from the low 30s in the winter to the mid-70s during the summer months. The area receives ample amounts of precipitation throughout the year, with an average annual total of about 42 inches. Snowfall is also common in Booneville, with an average of around 18 inches per year occurring mainly in January and February. The area enjoys moderate humidity levels, making it a pleasant place to visit or live.

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

Booneville averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 167 sunny days per year in Booneville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Booneville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 13 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Booneville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBooneville, KentuckyUnited States
  48.9 in.38.1 in.
  12.8 in.27.8 in.
  134.0 days106.2 days
  167 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.37
  44.3
  709 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 Booneville with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Booneville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Booneville are September, May and June.
In Booneville, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Booneville with an average of 22.6°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Booneville, there are 117.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.
In Booneville, there are 0.3 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 Booneville 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 Booneville.
May is the wettest month in Booneville with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in Booneville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Booneville with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.0 rainy days annually in Booneville, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.8 inches in Booneville means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Booneville with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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