Clay, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PROVIDENCE, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
Best time to visit Clay
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Clay
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