Russell Springs, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JAMESTOWN WWTP, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Russell Springs has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 57 inches of precipitation per year and 4.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 24.5°F). January is typically the wettest month (5.48 in) and October the driest (3.14 in). Snow typically falls from January through March.
Best time to visit Russell Springs
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All-time records →59 of 366 (16.1%) of Russell Springs'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.
| 1970s | 40 | |
| 1980s | 114 | |
| 1990s | 61 | |
| 2000s | 72 | |
| 2010s | 57 | |
| 2020s | 22 |
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 | 43.5°F | 24.5°F | 34.0°F | 5.48 in | 1.1 in | 11 |
| February | 48.1°F | 26.9°F | 37.5°F | 4.57 in | 2.8 in | 10 |
| March | 57.2°F | 33.8°F | 45.5°F | 5.36 in | 1.0 in | 12 |
| April | 67.5°F | 42.2°F | 54.8°F | 5.12 in | — | 12 |
| May | 75.4°F | 53.0°F | 64.2°F | 5.41 in | — | 12 |
| June | 82.6°F | 61.1°F | 71.9°F | 4.97 in | — | 10 |
| July | 85.6°F | 65.2°F | 75.4°F | 5.09 in | — | 12 |
| August | 84.8°F | 63.5°F | 74.2°F | 4.19 in | — | 8 |
| September | 79.4°F | 56.0°F | 67.7°F | 4.64 in | — | 8 |
| October | 68.9°F | 44.5°F | 56.7°F | 3.14 in | — | 8 |
| November | 56.7°F | 33.5°F | 45.1°F | 4.01 in | — | 9 |
| December | 47.4°F | 29.0°F | 38.2°F | 5.04 in | — | 13 |
Climate twins of Russell Springs
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