Zip 40175 (Vine Grove, KY) Climate

The climate in 40175 Vine Grove, KY is generally mild and temperate. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the low 70s to the low 90s Fahrenheit. Winters tend to be cool but relatively dry with average temperatures hovering around the mid-40s. This area gets an average of 39 inches of rain per year, mostly during the warmer months when thunderstorms are common. Snowfall is moderate, with an annual average of between 10-20 inches depending on the severity of the winter.

Vine Grove (zip 40175), Kentucky gets 49 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vine Grove (zip 40175) averages 3 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Vine Grove (zip 40175). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vine Grove (zip 40175) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 49 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 3 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40175 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 40175 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Vine Grove, Kentucky	United States
	48.9 in.	38.1 in.
	2.9 in.	27.8 in.
	108.8 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	86.6°	85.8°
	22.2°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	700 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 40175 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In the 40175 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 40175 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40175 zip code, there are 20.2 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 40175 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40175 zip code, there are 108.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40175 zip code, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 40175 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 40175 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40175 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 48.9 inches in the 40175 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

March is the rainiest month in the 40175 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in the 40175 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 2.9 inches in the 40175 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40175 zip code with 1.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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