Zip 40740 (Lily, KY) Climate

The climate in 40740 Lily, KY can be described as mild and temperate. Summers are typically warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms, while winters are generally cool with occasional snowfall. The average temperature for the year is around 55°F, while the average summer high temperature is around 83°F and the average winter low temperature is around 25°F. The area receives an average of 47 inches of precipitation per year, most of which occurs in April and May. Spring and fall are usually mild, making them ideal times for outdoor activities.

Lily (zip 40740), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lily (zip 40740) averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Lily (zip 40740). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lily (zip 40740) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 24
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40740 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 40740 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lily, 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 40740 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40740 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 40740 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 40740 zip code, there are 20.0 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 40740 zip code with an average of 23.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 40740 zip code, there are 105.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40740 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 40740 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 40740 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40740 zip code with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.0 inches in the 40740 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40740 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 129.9 rainy days annually in the 40740 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.6 inches in the 40740 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40740 zip code with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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