Zip 41339 (Jackson, KY) Climate

Jackson, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild to cold winters. Summers tend to be humid and warm with temperatures often reaching the upper 90s Fahrenheit (low 30s Celsius). Winters are usually quite cold, with temperatures rarely rising above the mid-50s Fahrenheit (low 10s Celsius). Generally, precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 48 inches annually. The area is subject to strong winds in spring and autumn, while humidity levels are usually high during any season.

Jackson (zip 41339), Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jackson (zip 41339) 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 Jackson (zip 41339). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jackson (zip 41339) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 141 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 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41339 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41339 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jackson, Kentucky	United States
	47.6 in.	38.1 in.
	16.1 in.	27.8 in.
	140.9 days	106.2 days
	170 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	24.6°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	1035 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 41339 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41339 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 41339 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41339 zip code, there are 17.7 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 41339 zip code with an average of 24.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41339 zip code, there are 96.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41339 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 41339 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 41339 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 41339 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in the 41339 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in the 41339 zip code with 13.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 140.9 rainy days annually in the 41339 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring 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 16.1 inches in the 41339 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41339 zip code with 5.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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