Zip 41537 (Jenkins, KY) Climate

41537 Jenkins, KY has a humid subtropical climate which means that summers are usually hot and humid, while winters are usually mild and wet. On average, the hottest month is July with an average high temperature of 86°F (30°C). The coldest month is January with an average low temperature of 32°F (0°C). The area receives an average of 45 inches (114 cm) of precipitation per year, with most of the rain falling during the summer months. Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally.

Jenkins (zip 41537), Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jenkins (zip 41537) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Jenkins (zip 41537). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jenkins (zip 41537) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 140 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41537 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.9 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 41537 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jenkins, Kentucky	United States
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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 41537 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 41537 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 41537 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 41537 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 41537 zip code with an average of 21.9°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41537 zip code, there are 118.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41537 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 41537 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 41537 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the 41537 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41537 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 139.9 rainy days annually in the 41537 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 37.6 inches in the 41537 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41537 zip code with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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