Zip 40351 (Morehead, KY) Climate

Morehead, KY (40351) has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26 Celsius), while in winter the temperature drops to an average of 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3 Celsius). During summer months, there is often high humidity that can make temperatures feel much hotter than they actually are. Rainfall averages around 47 inches per year with snowfall a possible but rare occurrence.

Morehead (zip 40351), Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Morehead (zip 40351) averages 8 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 Morehead (zip 40351). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Morehead (zip 40351) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40351 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.4 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 40351 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Morehead, 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 40351 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40351 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 40351 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40351 zip code, there are 20.3 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 40351 zip code with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40351 zip code, there are 99.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40351 zip code, there are 0.7 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 40351 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 40351 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40351 zip code with 5.2 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 46.3 inches in the 40351 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

January is the rainiest month in the 40351 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 122.8 rainy days annually in the 40351 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 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.1 inches in the 40351 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40351 zip code with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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