Buckhorn, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUCKHORN LAKE, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Buckhorn has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 51.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.31 in) and October the driest (3.26 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →253 of 366 (69.1%) of Buckhorn'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.
| 1960s | 4 | |
| 1970s | 9 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 3 | |
| 2010s | 219 | |
| 2020s | 131 |
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 | 43.9°F | 24.5°F | 34.2°F | 4.01 in | — | — |
| February | 49.0°F | 26.5°F | 37.8°F | 3.87 in | — | — |
| March | 58.6°F | 32.3°F | 45.5°F | 4.77 in | — | — |
| April | 70.3°F | 41.1°F | 55.7°F | 4.47 in | — | — |
| May | 77.6°F | 52.3°F | 65.0°F | 5.01 in | — | — |
| June | 84.3°F | 60.5°F | 72.4°F | 4.97 in | — | — |
| July | 87.0°F | 65.0°F | 76.0°F | 5.31 in | — | — |
| August | 85.1°F | 64.3°F | 74.7°F | 4.41 in | — | — |
| September | 80.4°F | 57.6°F | 69.0°F | 3.34 in | — | — |
| October | 70.2°F | 44.8°F | 57.5°F | 3.26 in | — | — |
| November | 58.4°F | 33.9°F | 46.2°F | 3.32 in | — | — |
| December | 48.6°F | 27.5°F | 38.0°F | 4.74 in | — | — |
Climate twins of Buckhorn
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