Zip 41631 (Grethel, KY) Climate

41631 Grethel, KY enjoys typically mild weather throughout the year. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are usually cold but not extreme. Spring and autumn months tend to be mild and comfortable. Precipitation occurs year-round with slightly higher amounts in spring and summer. Snowfall can occur during winter, though it is not a frequent occurrence. Overall, the climate of 41631 Grethel, KY provides for pleasant experiences throughout the year!

Grethel (zip 41631), Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Grethel (zip 41631) averages 6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Grethel (zip 41631). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grethel (zip 41631) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 6 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41631 zip code is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41631 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Grethel, Kentucky	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	5.8 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	170 days	Unlock
	87.2°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.4	Unlock
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	928 ft.	Unlock

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 the 41631 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kentucky. In the 41631 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 41631 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 41631 zip code, there are 27.2 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 the 41631 zip code with an average of 24.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In the 41631 zip code, there are 102.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41631 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 41631 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 41631 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 41631 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in the 41631 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41631 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 125.6 rainy days annually in the 41631 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 5.8 inches in the 41631 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in the 41631 zip code with 2.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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