Monticello, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTICELLO 3 NE, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Monticello has an annual average temperature of 56.4°F with about 52.5 inches of precipitation per year and 14.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.4°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.21 in) and October the driest (2.94 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Monticello
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Monticello'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 31 | |
| 1960s | 83 | |
| 1970s | 60 | |
| 1980s | 78 | |
| 1990s | 34 | |
| 2000s | 53 | |
| 2010s | 27 |
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 | 44.6°F | 26.4°F | 35.5°F | 4.45 in | 4.3 in | 14 |
| February | 48.9°F | 28.1°F | 38.5°F | 4.27 in | 4.2 in | 12 |
| March | 57.6°F | 34.6°F | 46.1°F | 5.21 in | 2.9 in | 13 |
| April | 67.9°F | 43.3°F | 55.6°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| May | 76.1°F | 53.0°F | 64.5°F | 4.94 in | — | 12 |
| June | 83.2°F | 61.7°F | 72.5°F | 4.67 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.3°F | 65.7°F | 76.0°F | 4.85 in | — | 11 |
| August | 85.9°F | 63.9°F | 74.9°F | 3.90 in | — | 8 |
| September | 80.7°F | 57.3°F | 69.0°F | 3.80 in | — | 8 |
| October | 70.2°F | 45.5°F | 57.9°F | 2.94 in | — | 9 |
| November | 58.1°F | 35.5°F | 46.8°F | 3.62 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| December | 48.3°F | 29.7°F | 39.0°F | 4.97 in | 2.6 in | 13 |
Climate twins of Monticello
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).