Zip 41044 (Germantown, KY) Climate

41044 Germantown, KY has a humid continental climate, with moderate temperatures year-round and plenty of precipitation. Summers tend to be warm and humid, while winters are cold with occasional snowfall. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with an average of around 40 inches of rain per year. On average, July is the hottest month in 41044 Germantown, KY, with temperatures reaching as high as 90°F during the day and dipping down to around 70°F at night. January on the other hand is the coldest month with temperatures ranging from 35°F to 55°F during the day.

Germantown (zip 41044), Kentucky gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Germantown (zip 41044) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Germantown (zip 41044). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Germantown (zip 41044) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41044 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

8.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41044 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 41044 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In the 41044 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 41044 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41044 zip code, there are 22.0 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 41044 zip code with an average of 20.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41044 zip code, there are 121.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41044 zip code, there are 3.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 41044 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 41044 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 41044 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in the 41044 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41044 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 125.2 rainy days annually in the 41044 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.0 inches in the 41044 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 41044 zip code with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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