Hot-summer humid continental
Cynthiana, Kentucky
Harrison County, Kentucky · Population 6.4k · 728 ft elevation
Living in Cynthiana
Cynthiana has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (16″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 46 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cynthiana at a glance
- Population
- 6.4k
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 16″53th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $155k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $763/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k15th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 77%5th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%60th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 151 per 100k44th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,180 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 346th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1111th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 23°F | 3.4″ | 6.7″ | 135 hrs |
| Feb | 46°F | 25°F | 3.5″ | 4.1″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 1.7″ | 186 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | 0.1″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 2.8″ | 127 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