Boyd County, KY Climate

Boyd County, KY has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that it experiences warm, humid summers and mild winters. Summers are usually hot and muggy with temperatures often hovering around 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day. Winters tend to be cold but not extremely so, with temperatures typically ranging from 30 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly even throughout the year, with most months receiving about four inches of rain or snow. Boyd County also tends to experience moderate amounts of thunderstorms and strong winds during the spring and summer months.

Boyd County, Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Boyd County averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Boyd County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Boyd County 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Boyd County, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Boyd, Kentucky	United States
	44.4 in.	38.1 in.
	15.0 in.	27.8 in.
	133.7 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	23.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.3	4.3
	735 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 Boyd County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Boyd County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Boyd County are September, May and June.

In Boyd County, there are 22.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Boyd County with an average of 23.2°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Boyd County, there are 106.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Boyd County, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Boyd County but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Boyd County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.0 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 44.4 inches in Boyd County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Boyd County with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 133.7 rainy days annually in Boyd County, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.0 inches in Boyd County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Boyd County with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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