Wayne County, KY Climate

Wayne County, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm and humid summers and mild winters. On average, the hottest month is July and the coldest month is January. Average annual rainfall in Wayne County is approximately 44 inches, with May typically being the wettest month. The area receives abundant sunshine throughout the year, averaging about 213 sunny days per year with summer months having more frequent sunshine than winter months. Winters in Wayne County are usually mild but can occasionally drop below freezing, while summers are hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the upper 80s and 90s Fahrenheit.

Wayne County, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wayne County averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Wayne County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wayne County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

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

Climate	Wayne, Kentucky	United States
	51.5 in.	38.1 in.
	9.3 in.	27.8 in.
	117.1 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	86.2°	85.8°
	24.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.5	4.3
	1058 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 Wayne County with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Wayne County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wayne County are September, May and June.

In Wayne County, there are 18.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wayne County with an average of 24.7°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Wayne County, there are 99.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Wayne County, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

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

May is the wettest month in Wayne County with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.5 inches in Wayne County means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Wayne County with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 117.1 rainy days annually in Wayne County, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 9.3 inches in Wayne County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Wayne County with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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