Climate in Kenton County, Kentucky

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

Kenton County averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Kenton County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kenton 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Kenton County with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Kenton County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kenton County are September, May and June.

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

In Kenton County, there are 19.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

In Kenton County, there are 102.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Kenton County, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

May is the wettest month in Kenton County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in Kenton County means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Kenton County with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 118.0 rainy days annually in Kenton 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.7 inches in Kenton County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Kenton County with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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