Zip 40346 (Means, KY) Climate

The climate in 40346 Means, KY is generally hot and humid. Summers usually reach temperatures up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with high levels of humidity, while winters are typically mild with temperatures averaging around 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels vary throughout the year, with spring being the wettest season and winter being the driest. Overall, the climate in 40346 Means, KY can be described as subtropical with mild winters and hot summers.

Means (zip 40346), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Means (zip 40346) averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Means (zip 40346). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Means (zip 40346) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40346 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 40346 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Means, Kentucky	United States
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	85.3°	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 40346 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 40346 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 40346 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40346 zip code, there are 12.6 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 40346 zip code with an average of 22.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 40346 zip code, there are 112.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40346 zip code, there are 1.1 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 40346 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 40346 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40346 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.8 inches in the 40346 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40346 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 125.9 rainy days annually in the 40346 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.6 inches in the 40346 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40346 zip code with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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