Warren County, KY Climate

The climate in Warren County, KY is generally humid and warm. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are cold, with temperatures that can dip to the single digits during the night. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with spring and summer being the wettest seasons. Snowfall can be quite heavy during winter months, especially in December and January. Overall, the summers tend to be more humid than the winters but there is plenty of sunshine throughout the year that makes it a great place to live.

Warren County, Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Warren County averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Warren County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Warren County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 6 Winter

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

Climate	Warren, Kentucky	United States
	50.4 in.	38.1 in.
	6.2 in.	27.8 in.
	114.0 days	106.2 days
	207 days	205 days
	89.3°	85.8°
	26.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	575 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 Warren County with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Warren County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Warren County are May, September and October.

In Warren County, there are 42.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Warren County with an average of 26.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In Warren County, there are 85.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Warren County, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Warren 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 Warren County.

May is the wettest month in Warren County with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.4 inches in Warren County means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Warren County with 11.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 114.0 rainy days annually in Warren 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 6.2 inches in Warren County means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Warren County with 2.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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