Dry Ridge, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dry Ridge has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 45.9 inches of precipitation per year and 16 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.99 in) and October the driest (3.00 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,176
Cooling need
1,068

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Climate change signal

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0 of 366 (0%) of Dry Ridge'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.

1900s
19
1910s
52
1920s
26
1930s
155
1940s
26
1950s
28
1960s
10
1970s
11
1980s
14
1990s
19
2000s
6
2010s
0

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 41.9°F 25.0°F 33.4°F 3.12 in 6.7 in 14
February 47.0°F 27.9°F 37.5°F 3.26 in 4.1 in 12
March 55.9°F 35.3°F 45.6°F 4.34 in 1.7 in 14
April 68.1°F 45.2°F 56.7°F 4.14 in 0.1 in 14
May 76.5°F 54.9°F 65.7°F 4.87 in 14
June 83.4°F 62.6°F 73.0°F 4.99 in 12
July 87.1°F 66.3°F 76.7°F 3.82 in 11
August 86.0°F 65.0°F 75.5°F 3.80 in 9
September 81.1°F 58.4°F 69.7°F 3.46 in 8
October 69.8°F 47.2°F 58.5°F 3.00 in 0.2 in 9
November 56.2°F 37.2°F 46.7°F 3.55 in 0.4 in 11
December 45.5°F 29.2°F 37.4°F 3.51 in 2.8 in 14

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