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, 11 mi away; snow from Mt Sterling
Nearby landmarksPleasant Hillpeak · 2.6 miMotif Beauty Academycollege · 2.3 miRose Hillpeak · 3.8 miCodell Lakelake · 5.1 miWinchester Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miFort Boonesborough State Park Campgroundcampground · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClark County Fairgroundspark · 2.4 mi · 161 acresLykins Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 208 acresFort Boonesborough State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 161 acresLower Howards Creek State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 7.4 mi · 228 acresPilot Knob State Nature Preservestate conservation land · 11.6 mi · 742 acresFloracliff Nature Sanctuarystate conservation land · 12.4 mi · 349 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, 18 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 serving the town
Elevation906 ft276 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCenterpoint Health - Winchester4.9 miPost officeWinchester Post Office2.5 miTown hallWinchester City Hall2.4 miPoliceClark County Sheriff's Department2.4 miFire stationWinchester Fire Department Station 12.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBlue Grass Airport LEX26 miMajor airportCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport CVG80 miInterstateI-643.5 miUS highwayUS 602.3 miAmtrakMaysville, KY MAY51 miCoachLexington Bus StopGreyhound20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 40392 ZIP area.
