Climate in Lawrence County, Kentucky

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

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

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Lawrence County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lawrence County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 12 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Lawrence County with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Lawrence County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lawrence County are September, May and June.

In Lawrence County, there are 19.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lawrence County with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Lawrence County, there are 122.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In Lawrence County, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Lawrence 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Lawrence County with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in Lawrence County means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Lawrence County with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in Lawrence County, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.6 inches in Lawrence County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Lawrence County with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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