Humid subtropical
Versailles, Kentucky
Woodford County, Kentucky · Population 10k · 896 ft elevation
Living in Versailles
Versailles has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 48″ a year, and it gets light snow (15″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 57 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Versailles at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 896 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 48″67th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 15″52th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $258k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,051/mo38th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 69%84th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 74%
- Violent crime rate
- 57 per 100k17th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 630 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 407th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 328 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 25°F | 3.4″ | 4.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 28°F | 3.4″ | 4.5″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 35°F | 4.5″ | 2.8″ | 186 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 45°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 5.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 62°F | 4.3″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 66°F | 4.8″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 64°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 57°F | 3.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 46°F | 3.8″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 36°F | 3.2″ | 0.4″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 4.0″ | 1.9″ | 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