Dry Ridge, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILLIAMSTOWN, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Dry Ridge
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →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 |
Climate twins of Dry Ridge
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