Hot-summer humid continental
Winchester, Kentucky
Clark County, Kentucky · Population 19k · 1,010 ft elevation
Living in Winchester
Winchester has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 21°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 49″ 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 42 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Winchester at a glance
- Population
- 19k
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 42°F30th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 49″71th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $867/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $58k27th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.75%31th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 61%
- Violent crime rate
- 175 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,249 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 387th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2222th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 21°F | 3.5″ | 3.3″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 45°F | 23°F | 3.7″ | 2.0″ | 137 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 30°F | 4.4″ | 2.2″ | 186 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 4.4″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 50°F | 4.5″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 5.4″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 60°F | 3.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 3.6″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 41°F | 3.2″ | — | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 3.4″ | 0.2″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 4.3″ | 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