Zip 41231 (Lovely, KY) Climate

41231 Lovely, KY has a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures averaging in the mid-80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to the low twenties on average. Spring and fall provide a pleasant transition between the two temperature extremes, with mild temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Rainfall is also common year-round, with higher amounts during spring and summer months. The area sees an average of 20 inches of rain each year, providing plenty of moisture for vegetation to flourish.

Lovely (zip 41231), Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lovely (zip 41231) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 162 sunny days per year in Lovely (zip 41231). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lovely (zip 41231) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41231 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41231 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lovely, Kentucky	United States
	45.7 in.	38.1 in.
	10.5 in.	27.8 in.
	123.5 days	106.2 days
	162 days	205 days
	85.8°	85.8°
	24.0°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4	4.3
	814 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 41231 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41231 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 41231 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41231 zip code, there are 19.9 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 41231 zip code with an average of 24.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41231 zip code, there are 102.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41231 zip code, there are 0.6 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 41231 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 41231 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 41231 zip code with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in the 41231 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41231 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 123.5 rainy days annually in the 41231 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 10.5 inches in the 41231 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41231 zip code with 3.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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