Zip 41226 (Keaton, KY) Climate

41226 Keaton, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F (24°C) while the average temperature in the winter is around 40°F (4°C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but there are usually more rain days in spring than any other season. Summers can be very humid and thunderstorms are common during this time of year. Winters can be cold but rarely experience long periods of snow or ice.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41226 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.5 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41226 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Keaton, Kentucky	United States
	45.1 in.	38.1 in.
	10.1 in.	27.8 in.
	117.8 days	106.2 days
	169 days	205 days
	85.9°	85.8°
	22.4°	21.7°
	7.4	7
	4	4.3
	972 ft.	2443 ft.

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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 41226 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41226 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 41226 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41226 zip code, there are 18.8 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 41226 zip code with an average of 22.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41226 zip code, there are 112.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41226 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 41226 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 41226 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.1 inches in the 41226 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41226 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in the 41226 zip code, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 10.1 inches in the 41226 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 41226 zip code with 4.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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