Clay, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Clay has an annual average temperature of 57.5°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.10 in) and August the driest (2.61 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,062
Cooling need
1,368

Best time to visit Clay

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Clay'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.

1970s
3
1980s
84
1990s
82
2000s
100
2010s
72
2020s
25

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 43.4°F 24.9°F 34.1°F 2.72 in 9
February 48.0°F 27.5°F 37.7°F 3.78 in 9
March 57.8°F 35.7°F 46.8°F 4.73 in 10
April 69.3°F 45.2°F 57.3°F 5.10 in 10
May 78.3°F 56.3°F 67.3°F 5.00 in 11
June 86.3°F 65.1°F 75.7°F 4.59 in 8
July 89.6°F 69.0°F 79.3°F 4.78 in 8
August 88.6°F 66.7°F 77.7°F 2.61 in 7
September 82.7°F 58.4°F 70.6°F 3.34 in 7
October 71.2°F 46.3°F 58.8°F 3.47 in 8
November 57.9°F 35.6°F 46.8°F 3.86 in 8
December 47.4°F 28.9°F 38.1°F 4.53 in 10

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