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Washington County, Kentucky gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Washington County averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Washington County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Washington County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 25
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Washington County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Washington County with an average high temperature of 86.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Washington County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Washington County are September, May and June.
In Washington County, there are 19.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Washington County with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Washington County, there are 93.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Washington County, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Washington County 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 Washington County.
May is the wettest month in Washington County with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in Washington County means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Washington County with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in Washington County, which is about average compared to other 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 11.7 inches in Washington County means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Washington County with 4.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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