Hot-summer humid continental
Covington, Kentucky
Kenton County, Kentucky · Population 41k · 856 ft elevation
Living in Covington
Covington has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 45″ a year, and it gets light snow (23″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 45 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Covington at a glance
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 45″56th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 23″62th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,622 hrs27th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $168k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $949/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.11%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.286th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 290 per 100k70th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,400 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1717th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 0%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 40°F | 23°F | 3.3″ | 7.7″ | 125 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 26°F | 3.2″ | 6.7″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 34°F | 4.2″ | 3.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Apr | 66°F | 44°F | 4.5″ | 0.4″ | 231 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 4.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.8″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 3.8″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Nov | 54°F | 35°F | 3.2″ | 0.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 28°F | 3.7″ | 4.1″ | 118 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