Zip 40031 (La Grange, KY) Climate

La Grange, KY is located in central Kentucky and has a humid subtropical climate. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures regularly in the 80s to 90s Fahrenheit. Winters are mild and wet with temperatures usually ranging from the low 40s to the mid-50s Fahrenheit. The area receives an annual average of 43 inches of rain, mostly during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is light, averaging just over 5 inches per year.

La Grange (zip 40031), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Grange (zip 40031) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in La Grange (zip 40031). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Grange (zip 40031) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40031 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

8.2 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 40031 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 40031 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40031 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 40031 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40031 zip code, there are 25.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 40031 zip code with an average of 20.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 40031 zip code, there are 116.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 40031 zip code, there are 2.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 40031 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 40031 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40031 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.5 inches in the 40031 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in the 40031 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 121.7 rainy days annually in the 40031 zip code, which is rainier 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 12.2 inches in the 40031 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40031 zip code with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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