Barbourville, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BARBOURVILLE, KY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Barbourville has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 53.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.77 in) and October the driest (3.13 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,191
Cooling need
954

Best time to visit Barbourville

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

38 of 366 (10.4%) of Barbourville's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
128
1960s
48
1970s
27
1980s
36
1990s
20
2000s
46
2010s
38
2020s
23

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 45.1°F 24.6°F 34.9°F 4.37 in 13
February 50.1°F 27.6°F 38.9°F 4.35 in 13
March 58.8°F 32.8°F 45.8°F 4.91 in 13
April 69.3°F 41.3°F 55.3°F 5.08 in 13
May 77.4°F 51.4°F 64.4°F 4.54 in 13
June 84.3°F 60.3°F 72.3°F 5.11 in 12
July 87.0°F 64.8°F 75.9°F 5.77 in 13
August 86.2°F 63.6°F 74.9°F 3.98 in 9
September 81.1°F 56.3°F 68.7°F 3.45 in 9
October 70.6°F 43.5°F 57.1°F 3.13 in 10
November 58.3°F 32.8°F 45.5°F 3.82 in 11
December 48.9°F 27.9°F 38.4°F 5.26 in 14

Climate twins of Barbourville

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