Zip 42103 (Bowling Green, KY) Climate

Bowling Green, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The weather is typically warm and humid during the summer months, with temperatures ranging from the mid-70s during the day to the mid-60s at night. In winter, temperatures range between the low to mid-40s during the day and dip into the upper 20s overnight. Precipitation tends to be heavy throughout the area, with average annual rainfall of around 41 inches per year. Snowfall is also common in winter months, usually falling from November to March.

Bowling Green (zip 42103), Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bowling Green (zip 42103) averages 6 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 Bowling Green (zip 42103). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bowling Green (zip 42103) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 42103 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.1 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 42103 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bowling Green, Kentucky	United States
	50.2 in.	38.1 in.
	6.0 in.	27.8 in.
	114.6 days	106.2 days
	208 days	205 days
	89.3°	85.8°
	25.7°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.8	4.3
	507 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 42103 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In the 42103 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 42103 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 42103 zip code, there are 42.9 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 42103 zip code with an average of 25.7°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the 42103 zip code, there are 88.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the 42103 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 42103 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 42103 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 42103 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.3 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 50.2 inches in the 42103 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 42103 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 114.6 rainy days annually in the 42103 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 6.0 inches in the 42103 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 42103 zip code with 2.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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