Zip 41749 (Hyden, KY) Climate

The climate in 41749 Hyden, KY is typically mild and humid. The summers are generally warm with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s during the day, while the nights remain much cooler. Winters are usually cold and wet with temperatures rarely dipping below freezing. Average precipitation in the area is around 45 inches per year, with most of it coming in the form of rain. The area receives an average of 205 days of sunshine throughout the year with the sunniest months being May through August.

Hyden (zip 41749), Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hyden (zip 41749) averages 14 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 Hyden (zip 41749). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hyden (zip 41749) 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 24
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41749 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 41749 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hyden, Kentucky	United States
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	86.3°	85.8°
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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 41749 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41749 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 41749 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41749 zip code, there are 20.3 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 41749 zip code with an average of 23.8°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41749 zip code, there are 107.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41749 zip code, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 41749 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 41749 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 41749 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.2 inches in the 41749 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41749 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 131.0 rainy days annually in the 41749 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.7 inches in the 41749 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41749 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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