Harrison County, KY Climate

Harrison County, KY has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are generally hot and humid, while winters tend to be cold but mild. Spring is the wettest season of the year, with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to low 80s. Fall temperatures usually remain in the mid-50s to low 70s. The county does not receive a great deal of snowfall each year, but it does experience occasional winter storms. Due to its location near the Ohio River Valley and its elevation, Harrison County experiences moderate amounts of precipitation throughout all seasons.

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

Harrison County averages 11 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 Harrison County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Harrison County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Harrison 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 Harrison County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Harrison, Kentucky	United States
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	86.8°	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 Harrison County with an average high temperature of 86.8°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Harrison County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Harrison County are September, May and June.

In Harrison County, there are 23.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Harrison County with an average of 22.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Harrison County, there are 105.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Harrison County, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Harrison 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Harrison County.

May is the wettest month in Harrison County with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Harrison County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Harrison County with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 117.4 rainy days annually in Harrison County, which is about average compared to other 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 10.7 inches in Harrison County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Harrison County with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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