Elkton, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elkton has an annual average temperature of 57.4°F with about 52.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.49 in) and August the driest (3.67 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,020
Cooling need
1,281

Best time to visit Elkton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

314 of 366 (85.8%) of Elkton'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.

1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
0
2010s
180
2020s
186

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 42.7°F 24.4°F 33.6°F 3.74 in 10
February 48.3°F 28.9°F 38.6°F 4.07 in 9
March 57.7°F 36.9°F 47.3°F 4.53 in 10
April 69.5°F 46.7°F 58.1°F 4.95 in 11
May 77.3°F 56.2°F 66.8°F 5.49 in 11
June 84.9°F 64.3°F 74.6°F 4.60 in 10
July 88.1°F 68.6°F 78.4°F 4.64 in 9
August 87.7°F 66.6°F 77.1°F 3.67 in 7
September 82.0°F 59.5°F 70.8°F 3.72 in 7
October 70.7°F 47.0°F 58.9°F 4.04 in 8
November 57.3°F 35.5°F 46.4°F 3.84 in 9
December 47.4°F 28.7°F 38.1°F 4.85 in 10

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