Humid subtropical
Lancaster, Kentucky
Garrard County, Kentucky · Population 4k · 1,037 ft elevation
Living in Lancaster
Lancaster has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 51 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lancaster at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,660 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $135k15th percentile
- Median rent
- $768/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 15.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 266 per 100k67th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 848 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 304th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 3.0″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 25°F | 3.7″ | 1.8″ | 132 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 33°F | 4.6″ | 1.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 43°F | 4.2″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 54°F | 4.4″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 61°F | 4.7″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 5.0″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.2″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.7″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 44°F | 3.5″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 34°F | 3.0″ | 0.2″ | 180 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 1.4″ | 132 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