Druid Hills, KY Climate

Druid Hills, KY is a small town in the southern part of the state, and enjoys mild temperatures throughout the year. The summers are warm and humid, while winters are generally cool with some occasional snowfall. The average annual temperature is around 57 degrees Fahrenheit (14 degrees Celsius). Rainfall is abundant, with an average precipitation of approximately 45 inches each year. The area gets plenty of sunshine year round as well, making it a pleasant place to live.

Druid Hills, Kentucky gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Druid Hills averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Druid Hills. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Druid Hills gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Druid Hills, while January and December 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 Druid Hills with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Druid Hills, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Druid Hills are May, September and June.

In Druid Hills, there are 29.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Druid Hills with an average of 25.9°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Druid Hills, there are 79.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In Druid Hills, there are 0.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Druid Hills 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 Druid Hills.

May is the wettest month in Druid Hills with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 44.6 inches in Druid Hills means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Druid Hills with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.2 rainy days annually in Druid Hills, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in Druid Hills means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Druid Hills with 2.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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