Humid subtropical
Cave City, Kentucky
Barren County, Kentucky · Population 2.5k · 640 ft elevation
Living in Cave City
Cave City has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 73 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cave City at a glance
- Population
- 2.5k
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,737 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $108k7th percentile
- Median rent
- $679/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $34k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 78%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.58th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 541 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6161th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 29°F | 4.1″ | 2.2″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 32°F | 4.4″ | 1.7″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 39°F | 5.2″ | 0.9″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 47°F | 5.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 57°F | 5.8″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 64°F | 4.9″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 66°F | 3.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 59°F | 3.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 48°F | 3.7″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 39°F | 3.9″ | — | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 33°F | 5.4″ | 0.9″ | 137 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