Humid subtropical
Hazard, Kentucky
Perry County, Kentucky · Population 5.1k · 915 ft elevation
Living in Hazard
Hazard has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (57% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 36, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Hazard at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,594 hrs21th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3616th percentile
- Median home value
- $146k18th percentile
- Median rent
- $718/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 8.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.461th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 191 per 100k54th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 680 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7326th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7171th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 10%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,509 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 4.0″ | 4.0″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 26°F | 3.9″ | 1.6″ | 130 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 4.8″ | 2.1″ | 184 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 230 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 297 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 65°F | 5.3″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.3″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 3.3″ | — | 212 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | — | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 27°F | 4.7″ | 1.1″ | 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