Zip 41632 (Gunlock, KY) Climate

41632 Gunlock, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average annual temperature is around 62 degrees Fahrenheit, with temperatures ranging from an average low of 40 degrees in January to an average high of 84 degrees in July. The area receives around 48 inches of precipitation per year, with the rainiest months occurring between April and June. There are also occasional thunderstorms throughout the warmer months, as well as occasional snowfall during the winter months.

Gunlock (zip 41632), Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gunlock (zip 41632) averages 16 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 Gunlock (zip 41632). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gunlock (zip 41632) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 25
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41632 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 41632 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Gunlock, Kentucky	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	15.7 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	170 days	Unlock
	85.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
	Unlock	4.3
	1149 ft.	Unlock

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 41632 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41632 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 41632 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41632 zip code, there are 18.8 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 41632 zip code with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41632 zip code, there are 97.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41632 zip code, there are 0.6 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 41632 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 41632 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 41632 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.8 inches in the 41632 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

March is the rainiest month in the 41632 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 131.4 rainy days annually in the 41632 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 15.7 inches in the 41632 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41632 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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