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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Marshall County / Gilbertsville / Zip Codes
Gilbertsville, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 59?, with an average high of 75? in July and an average low of 42? in January. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging around 48 inches per year with the most rain falling in May and June. Snowfall is uncommon but possible during winter months, although snow accumulation is usually minimal.

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

Gilbertsville averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Gilbertsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gilbertsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gilbertsville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

6.3 Summer - 6.1 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Gilbertsville, while July and January 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 Gilbertsville with an average high temperature of 90.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Gilbertsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gilbertsville are May, September and October.
In Gilbertsville, there are 54.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gilbertsville with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Gilbertsville, there are 73.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Gilbertsville, there are 1.0 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 Gilbertsville 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 Gilbertsville.
May is the wettest month in Gilbertsville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in Gilbertsville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Gilbertsville with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 104.8 rainy days annually in Gilbertsville, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.7 inches in Gilbertsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Gilbertsville with 2.1 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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