Buckhorn, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,203
Cooling need
963

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Climate change signal

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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

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