Bowling Green, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOWLING GREEN WARREN CO AP, KY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bowling Green has an annual average temperature of 59.1°F with about 50.1 inches of precipitation per year and 8.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.03 in) and October the driest (3.63 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,588
Cooling need
1,461

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Bowling Green'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.

1890s
22
1900s
44
1910s
68
1920s
56
1930s
61
1940s
22
1950s
12
1960s
8
1970s
9
1980s
8
1990s
8
2000s
10
2010s
26
2020s
12

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 46.2°F 28.3°F 37.2°F 3.64 in 3.2 in 11
February 51.0°F 31.1°F 41.1°F 4.07 in 2.9 in 11
March 60.1°F 38.3°F 49.2°F 4.54 in 1.4 in 12
April 70.7°F 47.3°F 59.0°F 4.81 in 0.1 in 12
May 78.7°F 57.2°F 68.0°F 5.03 in 12
June 86.6°F 65.6°F 76.1°F 4.51 in 11
July 89.7°F 69.7°F 79.7°F 4.26 in 11
August 89.3°F 67.7°F 78.5°F 3.89 in 9
September 83.0°F 59.9°F 71.4°F 3.64 in 8
October 72.0°F 48.0°F 60.0°F 3.63 in 9
November 59.2°F 37.6°F 48.4°F 3.73 in 0.1 in 10
December 49.4°F 31.6°F 40.5°F 4.35 in 0.8 in 12

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