Cynthiana, KY

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cynthiana has an annual average temperature of 54.8°F with about 47.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.98 in) and August the driest (3.06 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,605
Cooling need
918

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

81 of 366 (22.1%) of Cynthiana'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
7
1960s
0
1970s
7
1980s
123
1990s
58
2000s
54
2010s
74
2020s
43

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 41.2°F 22.7°F 32.0°F 3.38 in 9
February 45.9°F 24.9°F 35.4°F 3.47 in 8
March 55.3°F 32.2°F 43.7°F 4.53 in 10
April 67.2°F 41.4°F 54.3°F 4.61 in 11
May 75.8°F 52.3°F 64.1°F 4.98 in 12
June 83.5°F 60.6°F 72.1°F 4.54 in 11
July 86.7°F 65.2°F 76.0°F 4.83 in 9
August 86.2°F 63.0°F 74.6°F 3.06 in 8
September 80.4°F 55.3°F 67.9°F 3.53 in 7
October 69.1°F 43.3°F 56.2°F 3.45 in 7
November 55.8°F 32.9°F 44.3°F 3.22 in 9
December 45.7°F 27.4°F 36.5°F 4.13 in 10

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