Zip 41861 (Raven, KY) Climate

The climate in 41861 Raven, KY is warm and humid. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures typically reaching the mid-80s and occasional heat waves pushing temperatures even higher. Winters are generally mild, with temperatures rarely falling below freezing for extended periods of time. Spring and fall bring moderate weather, with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to low 70s. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, with over 47 inches per year on average.

Raven (zip 41861), Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Raven (zip 41861) averages 18 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 Raven (zip 41861). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Raven (zip 41861) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41861 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 41861 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Raven, Kentucky	United States
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	84.7°	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 41861 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 41861 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 41861 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41861 zip code, there are 14.1 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 41861 zip code with an average of 23.5°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41861 zip code, there are 104.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41861 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 can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 41861 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 41861 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 41861 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 41861 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41861 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 129.1 rainy days annually in the 41861 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 18.0 inches in the 41861 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41861 zip code with 5.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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