Paducah Metro Area, KY Climate

The climate in the Paducah, KY Metro Area is mostly temperate. Summers here are hot and humid, with average temperatures ranging from the mid-80s to lower 90s. Winters tend to be mild, with lows in the mid-30s and highs in the upper 40s. The area also receives an average of 4 inches of snow each year. The area has some light precipitation all year round, with most rain occurring in spring and summer months. Humidity levels are generally high throughout the year, making it a comfortable place to live even during the hottest times of summer.

Paducah Metro Area, Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Paducah Metro Area averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Paducah Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Paducah Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 25
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Paducah metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

7 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Paducah metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Paducah, Kentucky	United States
	49.0 in.	38.1 in.
	6.9 in.	27.8 in.
	106.4 days	106.2 days
	201 days	205 days
	89.2°	85.8°
	25.4°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	389 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 the Paducah metro area with an average high temperature of 89.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In the Paducah 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 Paducah metro area are May, September and October.

In the Paducah metro area, there are 40.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Paducah metro area with an average of 25.4°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the Paducah metro area, there are 82.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the Paducah metro area, 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 the Paducah 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 Paducah metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Paducah metro area with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in the Paducah metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the Paducah metro area with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 106.4 rainy days annually in the Paducah metro area, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.9 inches in the Paducah metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the Paducah metro area with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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