Zip 40823 (Cumberland, KY) Climate

40823 Cumberland, KY has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 83 degrees Fahrenheit, while in the winter the average low temperature is around 28 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall occurs throughout the year, with an average of 47 inches per year. Snowfall is also common in winter, with an average of 5 inches of snow per year. Humidity levels tend to remain high throughout the year. Overall, 40823 Cumberland, KY experiences a moderate climate with occasional hot and cold weather extremes.

Cumberland (zip 40823), Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cumberland (zip 40823) averages 18 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 Cumberland (zip 40823). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cumberland (zip 40823) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40823 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.6 Summer - 5.5 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 40823 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cumberland, Kentucky	United States
	51.2 in.	38.1 in.
	17.5 in.	27.8 in.
	131.7 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	84.3°	85.8°
	22.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.5	4.3
	1634 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 40823 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 40823 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 40823 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40823 zip code, there are 9.2 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 40823 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40823 zip code, there are 117.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 40823 zip code, there are 1.3 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 40823 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.

May is the wettest month in the 40823 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.2 inches in the 40823 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40823 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 131.7 rainy days annually in the 40823 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer 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 17.5 inches in the 40823 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40823 zip code with 5.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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