Zip 41558 (Ransom, KY) Climate

41558 Ransom, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The area experiences high levels of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it occurring in spring and summer. During winter months, temperatures usually stay above freezing with occasional snowfall. Summers are typically hot and muggy due to the high humidity levels and daily temperatures can reach into the 90s on average. Rain can occur during any season but is more frequent during spring and summer months.

Ransom (zip 41558), Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ransom (zip 41558) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 165 sunny days per year in Ransom (zip 41558). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ransom (zip 41558) 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41558 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41558 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ransom, Kentucky	United States
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	84.6°	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 41558 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 41558 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 41558 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 41558 zip code, there are 16.3 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 41558 zip code with an average of 23.4°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41558 zip code, there are 109.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41558 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 41558 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 41558 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 41558 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 41558 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41558 zip code with 13.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 129.7 rainy days annually in the 41558 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 16.2 inches in the 41558 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41558 zip code with 6.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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