Harlan, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAXTER, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Harlan has an annual average temperature of 55.9°F with about 52.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.9°F). December is typically the wettest month (5.04 in) and October the driest (3.18 in).
Best time to visit Harlan
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →5 of 366 (1.4%) of Harlan'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 75 | |
| 1960s | 51 | |
| 1970s | 65 | |
| 1980s | 50 | |
| 1990s | 39 | |
| 2000s | 61 | |
| 2010s | 25 |
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 | 45.2°F | 25.9°F | 35.6°F | 4.08 in | — | 11 |
| February | 49.1°F | 28.5°F | 38.8°F | 4.28 in | — | 10 |
| March | 57.9°F | 34.0°F | 46.0°F | 5.01 in | — | 12 |
| April | 68.4°F | 42.3°F | 55.4°F | 4.85 in | — | 11 |
| May | 75.7°F | 52.4°F | 64.0°F | 4.74 in | — | 11 |
| June | 82.3°F | 61.0°F | 71.6°F | 4.73 in | — | 12 |
| July | 85.0°F | 65.0°F | 75.0°F | 4.77 in | — | 12 |
| August | 84.5°F | 63.8°F | 74.1°F | 4.46 in | — | 10 |
| September | 79.5°F | 57.3°F | 68.4°F | 3.47 in | — | 8 |
| October | 69.7°F | 45.1°F | 57.4°F | 3.18 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.9°F | 34.1°F | 46.0°F | 3.60 in | — | 9 |
| December | 48.6°F | 29.4°F | 39.0°F | 5.04 in | — | 12 |
Climate twins of Harlan
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).