Zip 42025 (Benton, KY) Climate

42025 Benton, KY has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and muggy, with average highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s. Winters are mild with average highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Precipitation is plentiful throughout all four seasons, totaling around 48 inches per year. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the warmer months.

Benton (zip 42025), Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Benton (zip 42025) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Benton (zip 42025). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Benton (zip 42025) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 42025 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

6.2 Summer - 6.1 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 42025 zip code, while July and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Benton, Kentucky	United States
	51.0 in.	38.1 in.
	4.5 in.	27.8 in.
	102.4 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	91.1°	85.8°
	26.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.8	4.3
	363 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 42025 zip code with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In the 42025 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 42025 zip code are May, October and September.

In the 42025 zip code, there are 58.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 42025 zip code with an average of 26.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In the 42025 zip code, there are 74.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In the 42025 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 42025 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 42025 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 42025 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.5 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in the 42025 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 42025 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 102.4 rainy days annually in the 42025 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 4.5 inches in the 42025 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 42025 zip code with 1.7 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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