Middlesborough Metro Area, KY Climate

The Middlesborough, KY Metro Area has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average temperatures in the summer range between 75°F and 85°F, while average temperatures in the winter range between 30°F and 40°F. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches of rain per year. The area often experiences thunderstorms during the summer months, but snow is not very common during the winter. In general, the climate is pleasant with moderate temperatures throughout most of the year.

Middlesborough Metro Area, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Middlesborough Metro Area averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Middlesborough Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Middlesborough Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.1 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the Middlesborough 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 Middlesborough metro area with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the Middlesborough 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 Middlesborough metro area are May, September and June.

In the Middlesborough metro area, there are 19.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

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

In the Middlesborough metro area, there are 107.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the Middlesborough metro area, there are 1.7 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 Middlesborough 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 Middlesborough metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Middlesborough metro area with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.9 inches in the Middlesborough metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the Middlesborough metro area with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 131.7 rainy days annually in the Middlesborough metro area, 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 13.4 inches in the Middlesborough metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the Middlesborough metro area with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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