Zip 40807 (Benham, KY) Climate

The climate in 40807 Benham, KY is generally mild throughout the year. The summers are usually warm with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s during the day, while nights remain cool. Winters are cold but not severe, with temperatures dropping to the freezing point at night and rarely snowing. This area also receives an adequate amount of rainfall for most of the year; however, periods of drought can occur during summer months.

Benham (zip 40807), Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Benham (zip 40807) averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Benham (zip 40807). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Benham (zip 40807) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 151 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40807 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

8.9 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 40807 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Benham, Kentucky	United States
	50.6 in.	38.1 in.
	44.5 in.	27.8 in.
	150.9 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	79.9°	85.8°
	23.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	4.5	4.3
	3247 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 40807 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 40807 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 40807 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 40807 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 40807 zip code with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40807 zip code, there are 98.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 40807 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 comfortable in the 40807 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.

July is the wettest month in the 40807 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in the 40807 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40807 zip code with 14.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 150.9 rainy days annually in the 40807 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring 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 44.5 inches in the 40807 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40807 zip code with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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