Edmonson County, KY Climate

Edmonson County, KY has a humid subtropical climate, featuring hot, humid summers and cool winters. Average temperatures range from highs of 86°F in the summer to lows of 32°F in the winter. The area receives an average of 55 inches of precipitation annually, mostly during the warm months. Edmonson County is known for its mild weather year round, with little in the way of extreme weather events or drastic temperature changes.

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

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

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Edmonson County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Edmonson County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.3 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Edmonson County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Edmonson, Kentucky	United States
	51.2 in.	38.1 in.
	6.2 in.	27.8 in.
	113.0 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	89.0°	85.8°
	25.5°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.2	4.3
	630 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 Edmonson County with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Edmonson County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Edmonson County are May, September and October.

In Edmonson County, there are 39.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Edmonson County with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Edmonson County, there are 88.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Edmonson County, there are 1.1 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 Edmonson County 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 Edmonson County.

May is the wettest month in Edmonson County with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.6 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 51.2 inches in Edmonson County means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Edmonson County with 10.9 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in Edmonson County, 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 6.2 inches in Edmonson County means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Edmonson County with 2.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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