Zip 41179 (Vanceburg, KY) Climate

41179 Vanceburg, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 81 degrees Fahrenheit, with the highest temperature reaching up to 90 degrees on occasion. In the winter, temperatures can drop as low as 26 degrees, with an average temperature of 47 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation levels are relatively high throughout the year, averaging around 48 inches of rain per year. Snowfall is also common in this region but usually melts away within a few days after it falls.

Vanceburg (zip 41179), Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vanceburg (zip 41179) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 164 sunny days per year in Vanceburg (zip 41179). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vanceburg (zip 41179) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41179 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

8.6 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and August are the most pleasant months in the 41179 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

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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 41179 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 41179 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 41179 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 41179 zip code, there are 10.7 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 41179 zip code with an average of 21.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41179 zip code, there are 119.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41179 zip code, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 41179 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 41179 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 41179 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.8 inches in the 41179 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41179 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 117.0 rainy days annually in the 41179 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 15.5 inches in the 41179 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 41179 zip code with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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