Hot-summer humid continental
Paris, Kentucky
Bourbon County, Kentucky · Population 10k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Paris
Paris has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 48 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Paris at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $182k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $728/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.79%35th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 83%14th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%32th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 216 per 100k59th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,228 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 397th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 66th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 22°F | 3.4″ | 3.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 24°F | 3.5″ | 2.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 32°F | 4.5″ | 2.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 41°F | 4.6″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.0″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.8″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.1″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 55°F | 3.5″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 43°F | 3.5″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 32°F | 3.2″ | 0.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 27°F | 4.1″ | 1.1″ | 127 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