Henry County, KY Climate

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

Henry County averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Henry County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Henry County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Henry County is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.1 Summer - 5.4 Winter

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

Climate	Henry, Kentucky	United States
	47.7 in.	38.1 in.
	11.5 in.	27.8 in.
	122.8 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	87.4°	85.8°
	22.0°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4	4.3
	773 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 Henry County with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In Henry County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Henry County are May, September and June.

In Henry County, there are 28.0 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 Henry County with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Henry County, there are 107.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

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

May is the wettest month in Henry County with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.7 inches in Henry County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Henry County with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in Henry County, which is rainier than most 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 11.5 inches in Henry County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Henry County with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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