Humid subtropical
Monticello, Kentucky
Wayne County, Kentucky · Population 5.7k · 922 ft elevation
Living in Monticello
Monticello has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 60 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 Monticello: about 20% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 800 ft around town.
Monticello at a glance
- Population
- 5.7k
- Elevation
- 922 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,658 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $126k13th percentile
- Median rent
- $679/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $38k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 70 per 100k22th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 752 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5513th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 20%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 820 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45°F | 27°F | 4.5″ | 4.3″ | 139 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 28°F | 4.3″ | 4.2″ | 133 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 35°F | 5.2″ | 2.9″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 44°F | 4.8″ | — | 237 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 53°F | 4.9″ | — | 269 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 64°F | 3.9″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 58°F | 3.8″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 217 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 36°F | 3.6″ | 0.2″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 30°F | 5.0″ | 2.6″ | 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