Clark County, KY Climate

The climate in Clark County, KY is generally mild and temperate. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cool and often snowy. Spring and fall months bring pleasant weather with warm days and cool evenings. On average, temperatures range from the low 30s in winter to the mid 80s in summer. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year but usually heaviest during spring months when thunderstorms are common. The county receives an average of around 45 inches of precipitation annually, making it one of the rainiest parts of Kentucky.

Clark County, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clark County averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Clark County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clark County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.5 Winter

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

Climate	Clark, Kentucky	United States
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	85.8°	85.8°
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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 Clark County with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Clark County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clark County are September, May and June.

In Clark County, there are 16.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clark County with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Clark County, there are 113.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Clark County, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Clark 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 Clark County.

May is the wettest month in Clark County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.9 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 45.8 inches in Clark County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Clark County with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 117.5 rainy days annually in Clark County, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer 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 9.4 inches in Clark County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Clark County with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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