Hazel, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hazel has an annual average temperature of 58.8°F with about 58.1 inches of precipitation per year and 6.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.76 in) and August the driest (3.60 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,654
Cooling need
1,425

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Hazel'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.

1920s
32
1930s
94
1940s
28
1950s
64
1960s
22
1970s
20
1980s
26
1990s
11
2000s
21
2010s
33
2020s
15

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 45.6°F 27.4°F 36.5°F 4.24 in 2.3 in 11
February 50.4°F 30.7°F 40.5°F 5.17 in 1.8 in 10
March 60.6°F 38.2°F 49.4°F 5.54 in 1.0 in 12
April 71.4°F 47.5°F 59.4°F 5.58 in 0.1 in 11
May 78.9°F 57.0°F 68.0°F 5.76 in 12
June 86.3°F 65.4°F 75.8°F 5.31 in 10
July 89.3°F 69.0°F 79.2°F 4.73 in 9
August 88.8°F 67.4°F 78.1°F 3.60 in 8
September 82.6°F 60.3°F 71.4°F 3.86 in 7
October 71.2°F 48.4°F 59.8°F 4.14 in 0.1 in 8
November 58.4°F 37.6°F 48.0°F 4.63 in 0.1 in 9
December 48.4°F 30.7°F 39.6°F 5.53 in 1.1 in 11

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