Knott County, KY Climate

Knott County, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average annual temperature is around 57 degrees Fahrenheit, with temperatures reaching as high as 90 degrees in the summer months and as low as 27 degrees in winter. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches of rain annually. Snowfall can be significant in some years, with amounts reaching up to 18 inches in the coldest months of the year. Humidity levels are typically quite high throughout the year, averaging around 75%.

Knott County, Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Knott County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Knott County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 24
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter

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

Climate	Knott, Kentucky	United States
	45.0 in.	38.1 in.
	16.4 in.	27.8 in.
	134.0 days	106.2 days
	170 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	24.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	1339 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 Knott County with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In Knott County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Knott County are September, May and June.

In Knott County, there are 16.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Knott County with an average of 24.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Knott County, there are 101.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Knott County, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in Knott 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 Knott County.

May is the wettest month in Knott County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 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 45.0 inches in Knott County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Knott County with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 134.0 rainy days annually in Knott 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.4 inches in Knott County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Knott County with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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