Worthington, KY Climate

Worthington, KY has a mild climate year-round. The summers are hot and humid, while the winters are cool and damp. The average temperature in summer is around 80°F, while the average winter temperature is around 40°F. It rains throughout the year, but the months of June through August tend to be wettest with an average of three inches of precipitation per month. The area gets plenty of sunshine throughout the year with an average of 246 sunny days per year.

Worthington, Kentucky gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 163 sunny days per year in Worthington. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Worthington gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 129 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Worthington, 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 Worthington with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Worthington, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Worthington are September, May and June.

In Worthington, there are 23.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Worthington with an average of 23.3°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Worthington, there are 104.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In Worthington, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Worthington but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

May is the wettest month in Worthington with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.3 inches in Worthington means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in Worthington with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 129.4 rainy days annually in Worthington, which is rainier 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 8.3 inches in Worthington means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Worthington with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Hank · Louisville, KY

Very Small Town Next to a Very Large City

Over 18 years ago

A small town with all the things a small town offers but being next to a very large city all that a large city has to offer. Schools are among the best in the country. More

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