Pryorsburg, KY Climate

Pryorsburg, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool and wet winters. Average temperatures range from around 30 degrees in the winter to around 85 degrees in the summer. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of around 45 inches per year. The area also experiences some strong thunderstorms during the late spring and summer months due to moisture coming up from the Gulf Coast.

Pryorsburg, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Pryorsburg. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pryorsburg gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 28
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

6.9 Summer - 6.1 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Pryorsburg, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Pryorsburg, Kentucky	United States
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	89.3°	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 Pryorsburg with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Pryorsburg, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pryorsburg are May, September and October.

In Pryorsburg, there are 41.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pryorsburg with an average of 27.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In Pryorsburg, there are 72.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.

In Pryorsburg, there are 0.8 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 Pryorsburg 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 Pryorsburg.

May is the wettest month in Pryorsburg with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.3 inches in Pryorsburg means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Pryorsburg with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 105.7 rainy days annually in Pryorsburg, 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 Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.9 inches in Pryorsburg means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Pryorsburg with 2.3 inches of snow, and 3 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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