Zip 40763 (Siler, KY) Climate

The climate in 40763 Siler, KY is hot and humid during the summer months and cold and wet during the winter season. Summers are usually hot and humid with high temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit while winters have temperatures dipping down to as low as 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is common throughout the year with most of it falling during the spring and fall seasons. The area receives an average of 48 inches of rain per year along with occasional snowfall during the winter months. There are also several windy days throughout the year that can bring storms and gusts of wind up to 25 miles per hour.

Siler (zip 40763), Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Siler (zip 40763) averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Siler (zip 40763). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Siler (zip 40763) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 24
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40763 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 40763 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Siler, Kentucky	United States
	50.8 in.	38.1 in.
	10.4 in.	27.8 in.
	134.9 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	86.4°	85.8°
	24.3°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.6	4.3
	1293 ft.	2443 ft.

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 40763 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40763 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 40763 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40763 zip code, there are 19.6 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 40763 zip code with an average of 24.3°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 40763 zip code, there are 105.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40763 zip code, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 40763 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 40763 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 40763 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.9 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 50.8 inches in the 40763 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40763 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 134.9 rainy days annually in the 40763 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 10.4 inches in the 40763 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40763 zip code with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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