climigo

Kentucky

When to go?

The best months are June, September–October. Avoid July–August (hot).

Climate zones

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Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 7°−3°
February 9°−2°
March 15°3°
April 20°7°
May 25°13°
June 29°18°
July 31°20°
August 30°19°
September 28°15°
October 21°8°
November 14°3°
December 9°−1°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−3.4 · 6.6 °CJanuary: −3.4 · 6.6 °C−1.6 · 9.3 °CFebruary: −1.6 · 9.3 °C2.5 · 14.7 °CMarch: 2.5 · 14.7 °C7.4 · 20.4 °CApril: 7.4 · 20.4 °C12.9 · 24.9 °CMay: 12.9 · 24.9 °C17.5 · 29.3 °CJune: 17.5 · 29.3 °C19.5 · 30.8 °CJuly: 19.5 · 30.8 °C18.6 · 30.4 °CAugust: 18.6 · 30.4 °C14.8 · 27.5 °CSeptember: 14.8 · 27.5 °C8.4 · 21.4 °COctober: 8.4 · 21.4 °C2.5 · 14.4 °CNovember: 2.5 · 14.4 °C−1.3 · 8.9 °CDecember: −1.3 · 8.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −3.4 – 6.6 °C
Feb −1.6 – 9.3 °C
Mar 2.5 – 14.7 °C
Apr 7.4 – 20.4 °C
May 12.9 – 24.9 °C
Jun 17.5 – 29.3 °C
Jul 19.5 – 30.8 °C
Aug 18.6 – 30.4 °C
Sep 14.8 – 27.5 °C
Oct 8.4 – 21.4 °C
Nov 2.5 – 14.4 °C
Dec −1.3 – 8.9 °C

How much it rains

January 111 mm9 d
February 114 mm9 d
March 118 mm10 d
April 126 mm10 d
May 130 mm11 d
June 120 mm9 d
July 130 mm9 d
August 93 mm7 d
September 93 mm6 d
October 85 mm7 d
November 91 mm8 d
December 118 mm9 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJanuary: 111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day114 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 114 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day118 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a dayMarch: 118 mm · 10 rain days · 12 mm a day126 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 126 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a day130 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a dayMay: 130 mm · 11 rain days · 12 mm a day120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day130 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a dayJuly: 130 mm · 9 rain days · 14 mm a day93 mm · 7 rain days · 13 mm a dayAugust: 93 mm · 7 rain days · 13 mm a day93 mm · 6 rain days · 16 mm a daySeptember: 93 mm · 6 rain days · 16 mm a day85 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a dayOctober: 85 mm · 7 rain days · 12 mm a day91 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayNovember: 91 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayDecember: 118 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 111 mm9 d
Feb 114 mm9 d
Mar 118 mm10 d
Apr 126 mm10 d
May 130 mm11 d
Jun 120 mm9 d
Jul 130 mm9 d
Aug 93 mm7 d
Sep 93 mm6 d
Oct 85 mm7 d
Nov 91 mm8 d
Dec 118 mm9 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 52
February 10 h 50
March 11 h 55
April 13 h 09
May 14 h 10
June 14 h 43
July 14 h 29
August 13 h 37
September 12 h 27
October 11 h 16
November 10 h 11
December 9 h 37

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 2 cm
February 2 cm
March 1 cm
April –
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November –
December 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 cmJanuary: 2 cm2 cmFebruary: 2 cm1 cmMarch: 1 cm0 cmApril: 0 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm0 cmNovember: 0 cm1 cmDecember: 1 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 2 cm
Feb 2 cm
Mar 1 cm
Apr 0 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 0 cm
Dec 1 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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Cities