Humid subtropical
Tompkinsville, Kentucky
Monroe County, Kentucky · Population 2.7k · 925 ft elevation
Living in Tompkinsville
Tompkinsville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (7″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 44 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 30 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Tompkinsville at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 7″42th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,723 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 307th percentile
- Median home value
- $86k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $600/mo1th percentile
- Median household income
- $37k3th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 75%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.012th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 45 per 100k13th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 90 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 274th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2727th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 24°F | 3.9″ | 3.2″ | 149 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 1.8″ | 136 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 34°F | 4.8″ | 0.8″ | 192 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 43°F | 4.3″ | — | 243 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 51°F | 4.6″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 59°F | 4.4″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 63°F | 3.9″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 61°F | 4.1″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 55°F | 3.7″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 44°F | 3.6″ | — | 221 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 33°F | 3.6″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 27°F | 4.6″ | 1.4″ | 140 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