Humid subtropical
Middlesborough, Kentucky
Bell County, Kentucky · Population 9.3k · 1,155 ft elevation
Living in Middlesborough
Middlesborough has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 55″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (8″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 47 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Middlesborough: about 9% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Middlesborough at a glance
- Population
- 9.3k
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 55″89th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 8″43th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,705 hrs39th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $89k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $670/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $34k2th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 11.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6821th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,214 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 24°F | 4.7″ | 2.6″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 26°F | 5.1″ | 3.0″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 0.6″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 40°F | 5.3″ | 0.1″ | 244 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.2″ | — | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 5.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 5.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.8″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 42°F | 3.1″ | 0.1″ | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 31°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 48°F | 27°F | 5.3″ | 1.4″ | 145 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