Zip 42049 (Hazel, KY) Climate

42049 Hazel, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Average high temperatures in summer reach around 86°F, while the average low temperature in winter dips down to near 40°F. During the summer months, rainfall is more frequent and thunderstorms are common. In winter, snowfall is light but can occur occasionally. The area also experiences occasional heat waves and cold snaps.

Hazel (zip 42049), Kentucky gets 54 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hazel (zip 42049) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Hazel (zip 42049). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hazel (zip 42049) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 27
Rain: averages 54 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 42049 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

6.9 Summer - 6 Winter

May, September and October are the most pleasant months in the 42049 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hazel, Kentucky	United States
	54.1 in.	38.1 in.
	6.3 in.	27.8 in.
	106.8 days	106.2 days
	199 days	205 days
	88.8°	85.8°
	26.8°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.5	4.3
	527 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.

August is the hottest month for the 42049 zip code with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In the 42049 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 42049 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 42049 zip code, there are 37.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 42049 zip code with an average of 26.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In the 42049 zip code, there are 77.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In the 42049 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

Humidity in the 42049 zip code can be uncomfortable during the summer, but comfortable for most of the year. The most uncomfortably humid months are July, August and June. The humid season runs from June-September and the most comfortable months are October-May.

December is the wettest month in the 42049 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 54.1 inches in the 42049 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 42049 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 106.8 rainy days annually in the 42049 zip code, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.3 inches in the 42049 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 42049 zip code with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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