Avg. snowfall? (Lexington, Louisville, Columbus: live, moving to, area)

[dandvsmith515]

Where can I find the average snowfall in inches for the Louisville area?

[jkratze1]

Snowfall - Average Total In Inches

[gobucks86]

Wow, Louisville only gets around 16.4 inches, that's awesome! Where I live, we get about 47-48 inches....and that's another reason why I kind of want to move to Louisville. You seem to get 4 seasons in Louisville, but aren't hammered with the snow to make Winter miserable. At least 16.4 inches of snow wouldn't make me miserable being that I'm from the North lol.

[beadster]

COme and enjoy it. It was 55 and sunny today. i just moved here from michigan. A small piece of heaven, less snow.

[gobucks86]

Originally Posted by beadster

COme and enjoy it. It was 55 and sunny today. i just moved here from michigan. A small piece of heaven, less snow.

Hey beadster, being that you're from Michigan, which gets essentially the same weather as Ohio, how has Winter treated you thus far in Louisville? I like asking people this when I know they moved there from an area with heavy snow like my current location. Does this Winter seem to be a breeze compared to the Winters you're (we're) used to? One of the reasons I'm looking into moving to Louisville is because of the (I assume, better) weather, so I like to ask around to make sure there is indeed better weather lol.

[mdawg]

Originally Posted by gobucks86

Hey beadster, being that you're from Michigan, which gets essentially the same weather as Ohio, how has Winter treated you thus far in Louisville? I like asking people this when I know they moved there from an area with heavy snow like my current location. Does this Winter seem to be a breeze compared to the Winters you're (we're) used to? One of the reasons I'm looking into moving to Louisville is because of the (I assume, better) weather, so I like to ask around to make sure there is indeed better weather lol.

I haven't lived in Ohio for quite a few years, but I lived in Geauga County, which is in the snowbelt. Up there snow will be on the ground for days or even weeks, here the snow will usually melt within a couple days. Usually when you all are getting snow, we are getting rain. It rains way more than it snows here. It is less cloudy here, compared to Ohio, especially when you get up around Lake Erie. I remember it being gray all the time there, and whenever we go up to visit during the winter, my whole family comments on how it always seems to get cloudy once we're north of Columbus.

The temps here are generally 10-15 degrees warmer than around the Cleveland area, and that is year round. It does get cold here but rarely below the single digits. It is not uncommon to see a day in the 50s or 60s in December or January, as we just saw a high of 63 today. The difference between winter in NE Ohio and the Louisville/Lexington area of Kentucky was perfect for me because I like to see snow, but not every day. I like the cold, but not frigid cold for 3-4 straight months. It is very mild here and I think you would enjoy it.

The only thing I don't like about the winter here is there aren't a lot of winter sports. I love to snow mobile, sled, cross county, and downhill ski, but most of those are not possible here, or can only be down a few times each winter. I have yet to meet a person who owns a snowmobile in KY lol. But if you do decide to move here, you will definitely enjoy the mild winters, and you might even enjoy our hot, muggy summers, although this past one wasn't too bad.