Cumberland, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SKYLINE 1 SE, KY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cumberland has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 49.9 inches of precipitation per year and 16.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.71 in) and October the driest (2.87 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,089
Cooling need
855

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

253 of 366 (69.1%) of Cumberland'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
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
245
2020s
121

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 45.3°F 25.7°F 35.5°F 3.74 in 5.3 in 13
February 49.4°F 28.8°F 39.1°F 3.88 in 4.2 in 13
March 58.7°F 33.4°F 46.1°F 4.80 in 3.1 in 14
April 69.7°F 41.6°F 55.6°F 4.51 in 0.1 in 13
May 76.6°F 51.9°F 64.2°F 4.82 in 14
June 82.6°F 60.0°F 71.3°F 4.44 in 14
July 85.6°F 64.1°F 74.8°F 5.71 in 13
August 84.6°F 64.2°F 74.4°F 4.16 in 11
September 78.6°F 57.4°F 68.0°F 3.26 in 9
October 69.7°F 45.8°F 57.8°F 2.87 in 0.1 in 10
November 58.8°F 33.6°F 46.2°F 3.22 in 0.3 in 11
December 49.0°F 29.4°F 39.2°F 4.46 in 3.6 in 13

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