Climate · Inez

Inez, KY climate

Inez has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
87°
261st coolest of 554 Kentucky towns
January low
25°
175th coldest of 554 Kentucky towns
Rain + melted snow
49 in
153rd driest of 554 Kentucky towns
Snow a winter
17 in
68th snowiest of 548 Kentucky towns
A normal year

What a year in Inez feels like

Winter

47° / 27°
Typical high / low · 8 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

69° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 20

Summer

86° / 63°
Typical high / low · 22 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

70° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 24
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Inez weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January45°25°3.7" 4.8"127 27° – 43°
February49°28°3.6" 4.4"124 27° – 46°
March59°34°4.5" 3.8"132 40° – 58°
April70°42°4.2" 0.2"110 50° – 61°
May78°51°4.9" 0120 58° – 71°
June84°60°4.7" 0120 68° – 75°
July87°64°5.4" 0110 71° – 79°
August86°64°3.7" 090 71° – 80°
September81°56°3.5" 080 64° – 74°
October70°44°3.2" 080 54° – 62°
November58°34°3.1" 0.8"91 40° – 51°
December48°28°4.4" 3.4"124 27° – 50°
Year68°44°48.7"17.4"12818

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Inez

Inez gets 49 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 128 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 18 days of the year.

49 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 84% of U.S. towns
17 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 61% of U.S. towns
18 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 61% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
4.8"
Frost & the growing season

About 186 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 20 and the first one by October 24. That leaves about 186 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 59% of U.S. towns.

114
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
1
nights below 0° in a normal year
22
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Inez

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Inez, 82% of that work is heating and 18% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

82%heating
4,639 heating degree daysLess heating than 72% of U.S. towns
1,020 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 61% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Inez compares

Summer heat87° July high
Hotter than 65% of U.S. towns261st coolest of 554 Kentucky towns
Winter cold25° January low
Milder than 72% of U.S. towns175th coldest of 554 Kentucky towns
Precipitation49" a year
Wetter than 84% of U.S. towns153rd driest of 554 Kentucky towns
Snow17" a winter
Less snow than 61% of U.S. towns68th snowiest of 548 Kentucky towns
Growing season186 frost-free days
Longer than 59% of U.S. towns73rd shortest of 554 Kentucky towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Inez averaged 0.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.7°). The shift is smaller than in 86% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.2° now 37°, was 36°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 56°, was 55°
☀️ Summer+0.5° now 74°, was 74°
🍂 Fall+0.6° now 57°, was 57°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Inez’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 27° to 50°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Inez’s climate

What is the coldest month in Inez?

January, with a typical high of 45° and a low of 25°.

What is the hottest month in Inez?

July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 64°. About 22 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Inez get?

About 17 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Inez?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 24, and the last spring frost by April 20.

What is the rainiest month in Inez?

July, with 5.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 49 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Inez itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dunlow 1 Sw, WV (9 mi, snow) and Inez 2 E, KY (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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