Zip 41238 (Oil Springs, KY) Climate

41238 Oil Springs, KY has a humid subtropical climate. The summers are hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the high 80s and 90s, while winters are generally mild and wet with temperatures ranging from the thirties to low fifties. Rainfall is fairly consistent year-round, averaging around four inches per month in the winter months and three to five inches per month during the summer months. The area typically experiences snowfall between November and March, although this can vary depending on location.

Oil Springs (zip 41238), Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oil Springs (zip 41238) averages 16 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 Oil Springs (zip 41238). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oil Springs (zip 41238) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 41238 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.3 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 41238 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oil Springs, Kentucky	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	85.7°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.3	Unlock
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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 the 41238 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In the 41238 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 41238 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 41238 zip code, there are 16.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 41238 zip code with an average of 22.5°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 41238 zip code, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Kentucky.

In the 41238 zip code, there are 0.6 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 the 41238 zip code 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 the 41238 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 41238 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in the 41238 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 41238 zip code with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 113.2 rainy days annually in the 41238 zip code, 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 Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 16.1 inches in the 41238 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 41238 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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