Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pippa Passes features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 3 °C (37 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1415 mm (55.7 inches) and receives 152 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pippa Passes enjoys an average of 3010 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 37 minutes to 14 hours 40 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Pippa Passes are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 3 to 6 °C (37 - 43 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pippa Passes experiences 106 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 60 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (71°F) |
Mean maximum | 19°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Daily mean | 3°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average low | -1°C (31°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean minimum | -12°C (10°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -2°C (29°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (1°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 0°C (32°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -13°C (9°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Pippa Passes, Kentucky, United States with other places around the world.
Pippa Passes usually has the most precipitation in February, April and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pippa Passes are January, September and November. On average, 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 91 (3.6) | 170 (6.7) | 119 (4.7) | 130 (5.1) | 125 (4.9) | 126 (4.9) | 108 (4.3) | 122 (4.8) | 103 (4.0) | 127 (5.0) | 72 (2.8) | 122 (4.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
The sunniest months in Pippa Passes are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 40 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pippa Passes: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134 | 161 | 235 | 253 | 306 | 312 | 346 | 322 | 287 | 262 | 220 | 167 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 54m | 10h 49m | 11h 59m | 13h 10m | 14h 11m | 14h 40m | 14h 24m | 13h 31m | 12h 22m | 11h 10m | 10h 8m | 9h 37m |
Pippa Passes experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pippa Passes UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |