Clarkson, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LEITCHFIELD 2 N, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Clarkson has an annual average temperature of 53.8°F with about 49.8 inches of precipitation per year and 9.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.86 in) and September the driest (3.27 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Clarkson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →4 of 366 (1.1%) of Clarkson'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 | 24 | |
| 1900s | 27 | |
| 1910s | 44 | |
| 1920s | 45 | |
| 1930s | 72 | |
| 1940s | 40 | |
| 1950s | 32 | |
| 1960s | 21 | |
| 1970s | 14 | |
| 1980s | 20 | |
| 1990s | 6 | |
| 2000s | 10 | |
| 2010s | 11 |
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 | 42.2°F | 20.8°F | 31.5°F | 3.51 in | 4.0 in | 11 |
| February | 46.7°F | 22.1°F | 34.4°F | 4.09 in | 2.1 in | 10 |
| March | 56.0°F | 30.5°F | 43.2°F | 4.73 in | 0.8 in | 12 |
| April | 67.4°F | 40.6°F | 54.0°F | 4.63 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| May | 75.3°F | 51.0°F | 63.1°F | 4.86 in | — | 11 |
| June | 82.6°F | 59.8°F | 71.2°F | 4.34 in | — | 11 |
| July | 85.5°F | 63.5°F | 74.5°F | 4.23 in | — | 9 |
| August | 85.0°F | 61.4°F | 73.2°F | 4.08 in | — | 7 |
| September | 80.0°F | 54.2°F | 67.1°F | 3.27 in | — | 8 |
| October | 68.8°F | 41.5°F | 55.1°F | 4.00 in | — | 8 |
| November | 56.1°F | 31.5°F | 43.8°F | 3.38 in | — | 9 |
| December | 45.5°F | 23.8°F | 34.7°F | 4.69 in | 2.4 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Clarkson
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