Cumberland County, KY Climate

Cumberland, KY County experiences a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 90s. Winters tend to be mild and wet with average temperatures remaining around the 40s. Spring brings thunderstorms, while autumn is the driest season. Rainfall averages around 41 inches annually. Snowfall is uncommon, although occasional snow showers are possible in winter months. The county's location in the foothills of Appalachia provides protection from severe weather systems like tornadoes and hurricanes, allowing for more temperate weather conditions year-round.

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

Cumberland County averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Cumberland County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland County 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cumberland County is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.5 Summer - 6.1 Winter

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

Climate	Cumberland, Kentucky	United States
	51.3 in.	38.1 in.
	6.9 in.	27.8 in.
	105.0 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	88.0°	85.8°
	24.2°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4.3	4.3
	764 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.

August is the hottest month for Cumberland County with an average high temperature of 88.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Cumberland County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cumberland County are May, September and October.

In Cumberland County, there are 31.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cumberland County with an average of 24.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Cumberland County, there are 97.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Cumberland 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County.

May is the wettest month in Cumberland County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.3 inches in Cumberland County means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Cumberland County with 10.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in Cumberland County, which is one of the least rainy 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 6.9 inches in Cumberland County means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Cumberland County with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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