Estill County, KY Climate

Estill County, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and humid summers and mild to cool winters. Average temperature in the summer months can reach into the low nineties, while winter temperatures rarely dip below freezing. Precipitation is relatively consistent throughout the year, with around 4 to 5 inches each month. The county sees frequent thunderstorms, but usually these are isolated events that do not generally disrupt day-to-day activity. Humidity levels in Estill County tend to remain high all year round, making it feel warmer during the summer months.

Estill County, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Estill County averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Estill County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Estill County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

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

Climate	Estill, Kentucky	United States
	48.3 in.	38.1 in.
	11.0 in.	27.8 in.
	130.7 days	106.2 days
	178 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	23.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	905 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 Estill County with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Estill County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Estill County are September, May and June.

In Estill County, there are 16.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Estill County with an average of 23.0°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Estill County, there are 109.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Estill 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Estill 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 Estill County.

May is the wettest month in Estill County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 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 48.3 inches in Estill County means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Estill County with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 130.7 rainy days annually in Estill County, which is one of the rainiest 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 11.0 inches in Estill County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Estill County with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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