Hopkinsville, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hopkinsville has an annual average temperature of 58.3°F with about 51.8 inches of precipitation per year and 5.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.38 in) and January the driest (3.41 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,804
Cooling need
1,389

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

13 of 366 (3.6%) of Hopkinsville'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.

1890s
5
1900s
34
1910s
80
1920s
71
1930s
57
1940s
10
1950s
33
1960s
13
1970s
9
1980s
15
1990s
4
2000s
22
2010s
5
2020s
8

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 43.8°F 27.2°F 35.5°F 3.41 in 1.8 in 10
February 48.4°F 30.7°F 39.6°F 4.06 in 1.8 in 10
March 58.1°F 37.8°F 48.0°F 4.76 in 0.8 in 12
April 69.1°F 47.1°F 58.1°F 4.81 in 0.1 in 12
May 77.2°F 57.7°F 67.4°F 5.38 in 12
June 84.8°F 66.2°F 75.5°F 4.26 in 10
July 88.2°F 70.0°F 79.1°F 4.87 in 9
August 87.5°F 68.2°F 77.9°F 4.29 in 7
September 81.9°F 60.8°F 71.4°F 3.54 in 8
October 70.9°F 48.6°F 59.7°F 3.79 in 8
November 58.0°F 38.2°F 48.1°F 3.90 in 10
December 47.0°F 31.4°F 39.2°F 4.69 in 0.7 in 11

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