Zip 40376 (Slade, KY) Climate

The climate in 40376 Slade, KY is generally mild with hot, humid summers and relatively chilly winters. The average high temperature in the summer months hovers around 81°F while the average low drops down to around 57°F. During winter, temperatures typically stay in the 30s and 40s during the day time, and drop below freezing at night. Precipitation levels tend to be relatively consistent throughout the year, but during certain months snowfall can occur.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 40376 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 40376 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Slade, Kentucky	United States
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	85.4°	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 the 40376 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kentucky. In the 40376 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 40376 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 40376 zip code, there are 13.8 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 40376 zip code with an average of 22.9°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40376 zip code, there are 103.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.

In the 40376 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 40376 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 40376 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 40376 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 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 49.7 inches in the 40376 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.

May is the rainiest month in the 40376 zip code with 12.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 132.4 rainy days annually in the 40376 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 11.3 inches in the 40376 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in the 40376 zip code with 4.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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