Zip 41143 (Grayson, KY) Climate

41143 Grayson, KY has a temperate humid climate with hot summers and cool winters. Summers are typically warm and humid with average highs of 86 degrees Fahrenheit in July and August while winters tend to be mild with average lows of 37 degrees Fahrenheit in January. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year with an average of 50 inches annually. Spring and summer storms can bring heavy rains, while the winter season brings occasional snowfall to the area.

Grayson (zip 41143), Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grayson (zip 41143) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Grayson (zip 41143). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grayson (zip 41143) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41143 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter

June, September and May are the most pleasant months in the 41143 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grayson, Kentucky	United States
	44.2 in.	38.1 in.
	12.5 in.	27.8 in.
	127.9 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	20.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	624 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 41143 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41143 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 41143 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41143 zip code, there are 17.8 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 41143 zip code with an average of 20.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41143 zip code, there are 129.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41143 zip code, there are 2.2 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 41143 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 41143 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.2 inches in the 41143 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41143 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 127.9 rainy days annually in the 41143 zip code, which is rainier than most 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 12.5 inches in the 41143 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 41143 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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