Rochester, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ROCHESTER FERRY, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rochester has an annual average temperature of 56.1°F with about 50.8 inches of precipitation per year and 4.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.5°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and January the driest (3.40 in). Snow typically falls from December through April.
Best time to visit Rochester
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All-time records →63 of 366 (17.2%) of Rochester'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.
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 36 | |
| 1980s | 71 | |
| 1990s | 72 | |
| 2000s | 75 | |
| 2010s | 53 | |
| 2020s | 26 |
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 | 43.6°F | 23.5°F | 33.6°F | 3.40 in | 1.3 in | 9 |
| February | 48.4°F | 26.2°F | 37.3°F | 3.96 in | 1.4 in | 9 |
| March | 58.1°F | 33.6°F | 45.9°F | 4.17 in | 0.5 in | 11 |
| April | 69.3°F | 42.6°F | 56.0°F | 5.06 in | 0.2 in | 11 |
| May | 77.9°F | 52.5°F | 65.2°F | 5.06 in | — | 10 |
| June | 85.6°F | 60.9°F | 73.3°F | 4.73 in | — | 10 |
| July | 89.0°F | 65.2°F | 77.1°F | 4.65 in | — | 9 |
| August | 88.2°F | 62.8°F | 75.5°F | 3.89 in | — | 7 |
| September | 81.8°F | 55.5°F | 68.7°F | 3.56 in | — | 7 |
| October | 70.9°F | 43.1°F | 57.0°F | 4.09 in | — | 7 |
| November | 57.7°F | 33.5°F | 45.6°F | 3.78 in | — | 9 |
| December | 47.6°F | 27.3°F | 37.5°F | 4.47 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Rochester
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