Zip 42206 (Auburn, KY) Climate

42206 Auburn, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average yearly temperature is around 60°F (15°C), with July being the hottest month of the year, averaging 84°F (29°C). January is usually the coldest month, with temperatures around 35°F (2°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with an annual precipitation of about 47 inches (119 cm). Snowfall is relatively scarce in 42206 Auburn, KY. However, occasional winter storms can bring some snow accumulation to the area.

Auburn (zip 42206), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Auburn (zip 42206) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Auburn (zip 42206). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Auburn (zip 42206) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 26
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 42206 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.3 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 42206 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Auburn, Kentucky	United States
	49.2 in.	38.1 in.
	4.6 in.	27.8 in.
	113.8 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	88.9°	85.8°
	26.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.4	4.3
	656 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 42206 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In the 42206 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 42206 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 42206 zip code, there are 38.1 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 42206 zip code with an average of 26.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In the 42206 zip code, there are 82.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the 42206 zip code, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 42206 zip code 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 42206 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 42206 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.2 inches in the 42206 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 42206 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.8 rainy days annually in the 42206 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.6 inches in the 42206 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 42206 zip code with 1.9 inches of snow, and 2 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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