Princeton, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PRINCETON 1 SE, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Princeton has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 50.9 inches of precipitation per year and 8.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.1°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.13 in) and September the driest (3.28 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Princeton
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →27 of 366 (7.4%) of Princeton'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.
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 38 | |
| 1980s | 74 | |
| 1990s | 78 | |
| 2000s | 62 | |
| 2010s | 84 | |
| 2020s | 1 |
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 | 46.3°F | 27.1°F | 36.7°F | 3.66 in | 2.6 in | 10 |
| February | 51.1°F | 30.0°F | 40.6°F | 4.05 in | 2.7 in | 10 |
| March | 60.7°F | 37.6°F | 49.1°F | 4.75 in | 1.4 in | 11 |
| April | 71.5°F | 46.8°F | 59.2°F | 5.13 in | — | 11 |
| May | 78.8°F | 56.0°F | 67.4°F | 4.79 in | — | 11 |
| June | 86.1°F | 64.2°F | 75.1°F | 4.47 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.2°F | 67.7°F | 78.5°F | 4.53 in | — | 9 |
| August | 88.6°F | 66.0°F | 77.3°F | 3.51 in | — | 8 |
| September | 83.3°F | 58.6°F | 70.9°F | 3.28 in | — | 7 |
| October | 72.7°F | 47.3°F | 60.0°F | 4.07 in | 0.1 in | 8 |
| November | 59.7°F | 37.4°F | 48.5°F | 4.09 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| December | 49.2°F | 30.4°F | 39.8°F | 4.55 in | 1.6 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Princeton
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).