Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min6:14 am – 9:02 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:48 am – 5:20 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a yearwettest month July9 in of snow a year, on about 6 days18 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cressy station, 12 mi away; snow from Mt Sterling
Nearby landmarksMotif Beauty Academycollege · 2.0 miPleasant Hillpeak · 3.2 miRose Hillpeak · 4.3 miCodell Lakelake · 4.6 miWinchester Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miFort Boonesborough State Park Campgroundcampground · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTravelling Trailpark · 2.7 miCommunity Parkpark · 2.7 miFort Boonesborough State Parkstate park · 7.5 mi · 161 acresLower Howards Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 228 acresFloracliff Nature Sanctuarystate conservation land · 11.8 mi · 349 acresPilot Knob State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 742 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Jul 198019 mi away, near Sharpsburg, KentuckyMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 28 Dec 202527 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClark County, KY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateTornado Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025273 of 364 days measured91 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 100main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fayette County, KY, 17 mi away
Drinking waterWinchester Municipal Utilitiesserves 29,823 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation927 ft283 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCenterpoint Health - Winchester4.4 miPost officeWinchester Post Office2.2 miTown hallWinchester City Hall2.1 miPoliceClark County Sheriff's Department2.1 miFire stationWinchester Fire Department Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX25 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG80 miInterstateI-643.2 miUS highwayUS 602.0 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY52 miCoachLexington Bus StopGreyhound19 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40320 ZIP area.
