Zip 40006 (Bedford, KY) Climate

Bedford, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers, mild winters and abundant rainfall throughout the year. The average high temperature in July is 86°F (30°C) and the average low temperature in January is 28°F (-2°C). Precipitation is plentiful year-round with average annual precipitation of 48 inches (1220 mm). Snowfall occurs but is usually light and does not accumulate heavily. Summer thunderstorms are also common in Bedford, so it’s always wise to be prepared for them.

Bedford (zip 40006), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bedford (zip 40006) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Bedford (zip 40006). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bedford (zip 40006) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40006 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 40006 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bedford, Kentucky	United States
	48.5 in.	38.1 in.
	14.5 in.	27.8 in.
	131.7 days	106.2 days
	191 days	205 days
	87.5°	85.8°
	23.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.1	4.3
	838 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 40006 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In the 40006 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 40006 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 40006 zip code, there are 29.0 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 40006 zip code with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40006 zip code, there are 99.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 40006 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 40006 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 40006 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40006 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 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 48.5 inches in the 40006 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in the 40006 zip code with 13.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 131.7 rainy days annually in the 40006 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 14.5 inches in the 40006 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. December is the snowiest month in the 40006 zip code with 4.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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