Humid subtropical
Calvert City, Kentucky
Marshall County, Kentucky · Population 2.5k · 344 ft elevation
Living in Calvert City
Calvert City has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 74 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Calvert City at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 344 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 47°F57th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,811 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $157k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $820/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $43k7th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 79 per 100k25th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,311 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4545th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 26°F | 3.7″ | 0.4″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 28°F | 4.1″ | 1.2″ | 147 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 37°F | 4.8″ | 0.4″ | 195 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 46°F | 5.1″ | — | 244 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 4.6″ | — | 278 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 65°F | 4.3″ | — | 324 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.3″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 67°F | 2.8″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 47°F | 3.6″ | — | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 37°F | 4.2″ | — | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 29°F | 4.3″ | 1.8″ | 144 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