Mortons Gap, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mortons Gap has an annual average temperature of 59.5°F with about 52.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 28.3°F). March is typically the wettest month (5.28 in) and August the driest (2.68 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,522
Cooling need
1,527

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

36 of 366 (9.8%) of Mortons Gap'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
4
1950s
65
1960s
35
1970s
20
1980s
71
1990s
43
2000s
74
2010s
37
2020s
17

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 44.8°F 28.3°F 36.5°F 3.77 in 11
February 49.9°F 31.6°F 40.7°F 4.01 in 10
March 60.0°F 39.4°F 49.7°F 5.28 in 12
April 71.5°F 49.4°F 60.4°F 5.16 in 11
May 79.1°F 59.0°F 69.1°F 5.12 in 12
June 86.3°F 66.7°F 76.5°F 4.93 in 10
July 89.3°F 69.9°F 79.6°F 5.02 in 10
August 88.7°F 68.3°F 78.5°F 2.68 in 8
September 83.1°F 61.3°F 72.2°F 3.51 in 8
October 71.9°F 50.1°F 61.0°F 4.06 in 8
November 58.4°F 39.9°F 49.2°F 4.13 in 9
December 48.0°F 32.2°F 40.1°F 4.54 in 11

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