Humid subtropical
Barbourville, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky · Population 3.2k · 988 ft elevation
Living in Barbourville
Barbourville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 54″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Barbourville at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 988 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 54″87th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,593 hrs20th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $190k31th percentile
- Median rent
- $604/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $21k0th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.76%32th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%79th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 262 per 100k66th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 722 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7527th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 19%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,181 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 25°F | 4.4″ | 4.1″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 2.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 33°F | 4.9″ | 2.0″ | 184 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 41°F | 5.1″ | — | 230 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 51°F | 4.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 5.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 5.8″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 4.0″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 56°F | 3.5″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 44°F | 3.1″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 28°F | 5.3″ | 2.5″ | 131 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology