Elkhorn City, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK, VA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elkhorn City has an annual average temperature of 53.5°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.4°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
39.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,677
Cooling need
543

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Elkhorn City'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.

1990s
13
2000s
333
2010s
20

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 42.5°F 23.4°F 32.9°F in
February 47.0°F 25.8°F 36.4°F in
March 56.3°F 31.8°F 44.0°F in
April 66.6°F 40.5°F 53.6°F in
May 73.4°F 49.7°F 61.5°F in
June 79.5°F 58.2°F 68.9°F in
July 82.0°F 62.1°F 72.0°F in
August 81.6°F 61.5°F 71.5°F in
September 76.5°F 55.0°F 65.7°F in
October 66.2°F 43.0°F 54.6°F in
November 55.5°F 33.0°F 44.2°F in
December 46.4°F 27.4°F 36.9°F in
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