Glasgow, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Glasgow has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 54.9 inches of precipitation per year and 5.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.77 in) and August the driest (3.44 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Annual swing
41°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,405
Cooling need
1,422

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Glasgow'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
44
1960s
50
1970s
27
1980s
91
1990s
81
2000s
73

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 47.2°F 29.0°F 38.1°F 4.14 in 2.2 in 12
February 52.4°F 31.3°F 41.8°F 4.40 in 1.7 in 11
March 61.6°F 39.0°F 50.3°F 5.15 in 0.9 in 13
April 72.8°F 46.5°F 59.7°F 5.27 in 12
May 80.7°F 56.2°F 68.5°F 5.77 in 12
June 87.3°F 64.0°F 75.6°F 4.88 in 12
July 90.3°F 67.9°F 79.1°F 4.97 in 11
August 89.9°F 65.8°F 77.9°F 3.44 in 8
September 83.8°F 58.7°F 71.3°F 3.79 in 8
October 73.5°F 48.0°F 60.7°F 3.74 in 9
November 60.4°F 38.5°F 49.5°F 3.92 in 11
December 50.5°F 32.3°F 41.4°F 5.41 in 0.9 in 14

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