Zip 41522 (Elkhorn City, KY) Climate

The climate in 41522 Elkhorn City, KY is classified as humid subtropical, with hot and humid summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach around 86 degrees Fahrenheit, while average low temperatures dip down to around 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with occasional snowfall in the colder months. The area typically receives around 43 inches of rain per year.

Elkhorn City (zip 41522), Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elkhorn City (zip 41522) averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Elkhorn City (zip 41522). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elkhorn City (zip 41522) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41522 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.9 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 41522 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Elkhorn City, Kentucky	United States
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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 41522 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 41522 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 41522 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 41522 zip code, there are 4.2 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 41522 zip code with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41522 zip code, there are 120.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41522 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 41522 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 41522 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.9 inches in the 41522 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41522 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 124.1 rainy days annually in the 41522 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer 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 21.5 inches in the 41522 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41522 zip code with 7.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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