Humid subtropical
London, Kentucky
Laurel County, Kentucky · Population 7.6k · 1,243 ft elevation
Living in London
London has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 51″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (6″ 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 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around London: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 600 ft around town.
London at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 1,243 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 51″78th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 6″41th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,659 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $156k20th percentile
- Median rent
- $783/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $46k10th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 58%70th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 73%
- Violent crime rate
- 132 per 100k39th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,822 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7225th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 3.5″ | 139 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 30°F | 4.0″ | 0.3″ | 133 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 36°F | 4.6″ | 0.8″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 45°F | 4.7″ | — | 238 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 5.0″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 5.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 66°F | 5.2″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 65°F | 4.0″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 45°F | 3.3″ | 0.2″ | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 35°F | 3.5″ | 0.2″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 30°F | 4.5″ | 0.7″ | 133 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