Zip 40316 (Denniston, KY) Climate

The climate in 40316 Denniston, KY is typical of the Appalachian region of the Eastern United States. The summers are generally hot and humid, with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are cold but mild with limited snowfall. Spring and fall offer a pleasant balance of temperatures, with temperatures rarely climbing above 85 degrees or dropping below 20 during either season. The area receives about 47 inches of rain per year, well below the national average of 37 inches per year.

Denniston (zip 40316), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Denniston (zip 40316) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Denniston (zip 40316). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Denniston (zip 40316) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40316 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 40316 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Denniston, Kentucky	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	86.1°	85.8°
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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 40316 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40316 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 40316 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40316 zip code, there are 18.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 40316 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40316 zip code, there are 101.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40316 zip code, there are 0.5 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 40316 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 40316 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 40316 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 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 49.4 inches in the 40316 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in the 40316 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 134.3 rainy days annually in the 40316 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.3 inches in the 40316 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40316 zip code with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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