Frankfort Metro Area, KY Climate

The Frankfort, KY Metro Area has a humid subtropical climate, with long and hot summers and short and mild winters. Summers in the area can be very humid, with temperatures often reaching into the 90's during the day, although highs in the 80's are more common. Winters are generally mild, but cold snaps do occur occasionally. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but tends to be higher in late spring and summer months. On average, Frankfort receives around forty-four inches of precipitation annually.

Frankfort Metro Area, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frankfort Metro Area averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Frankfort Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frankfort Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Frankfort metro area 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 the Frankfort metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 the Frankfort metro area with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In the Frankfort metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Frankfort metro area are September, May and June.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 22.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Frankfort metro area with an average of 22.9°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 103.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 1.6 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 the Frankfort metro area 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 the Frankfort metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Frankfort metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the Frankfort metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the Frankfort metro area with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 112.0 rainy days annually in the Frankfort metro area, which is less rainy than most 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 9.2 inches in the Frankfort metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the Frankfort metro area with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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