Zip 40868 (Stinnett, KY) Climate

The climate in 40868 Stinnett, KY is generally mild, with hot summers and cold winters. Due to its location in the southeastern region of the United States, the area experiences a humid subtropical climate with temperatures often reaching the upper 80s and 90s during summer months and low 30s and 40s during winter months. Spring and fall temperatures tend to be more moderate, ranging from mid-50s to low 70s. The area can experience severe thunderstorms throughout the year, though late spring and early summer are considered peak season for tornadoes.

Stinnett (zip 40868), Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Stinnett (zip 40868) 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 Stinnett (zip 40868). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Stinnett (zip 40868) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40868 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.6 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 40868 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Stinnett, Kentucky	United States
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	85.6°	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 40868 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 40868 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 40868 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40868 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 40868 zip code with an average of 23.2°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40868 zip code, there are 112.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40868 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 is usually comfortable in the 40868 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in the 40868 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 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 50.2 inches in the 40868 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in the 40868 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 127.4 rainy days annually in the 40868 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Spring 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 12.6 inches in the 40868 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 40868 zip code with 4.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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