Zip 42431 (Madisonville, KY) Climate

Madisonville, KY has a humid subtropical climate, meaning that summers are generally hot and humid, while winters are typically mild and wet. The average annual temperature is around 58 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius), with July being the hottest month at an average of 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius). The coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 36 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius). Precipitation averages around 48 inches per year, which falls mainly in the form of rain rather than snow.

Madisonville (zip 42431), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Madisonville (zip 42431) averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Madisonville (zip 42431). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Madisonville (zip 42431) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 42431 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

6.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 42431 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Madisonville, Kentucky	United States
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	89.5°	85.8°
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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 42431 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In the 42431 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 42431 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 42431 zip code, there are 44.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 42431 zip code with an average of 24.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the 42431 zip code, there are 85.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In the 42431 zip code, there are 1.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 42431 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 42431 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 42431 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.1 inches in the 42431 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 42431 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 117.0 rainy days annually in the 42431 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 6.9 inches in the 42431 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 42431 zip code with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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