LaFayette, KY Climate

LaFayette, KY has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and mild winters. Average summer temperatures in the city range from the mid-80s to the mid-90s Fahrenheit (30-35°C), while winter temperatures typically range from the mid-20s to the low 40s Fahrenheit (-4 to 6°C). The city receives an average of 41 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it falling between April and August. LaFayette experiences all four seasons, each with its own unique weather patterns and temperature variations.

LaFayette, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

LaFayette averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in LaFayette. The US average is 205 sunny days.

LaFayette gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in LaFayette, 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 LaFayette with an average high temperature of 89.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In LaFayette, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for LaFayette are May, September and October.

In LaFayette, there are 38.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for LaFayette with an average of 25.8°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In LaFayette, there are 83.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

In LaFayette, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in LaFayette 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 LaFayette.

May is the wettest month in LaFayette with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.2 inches in LaFayette means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in LaFayette with 10.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 107.8 rainy days annually in LaFayette, 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 Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in LaFayette means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in LaFayette with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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