Sacramento, KY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CALHOUN LOCK 2, KY US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sacramento has an annual average temperature of 57.2°F with about 45.6 inches of precipitation per year and 4.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.59 in) and August the driest (2.89 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,032
Cooling need
1,218

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

97 of 366 (26.5%) of Sacramento'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
0
1970s
0
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
146
2010s
205
2020s
15

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 42.5°F 26.1°F 34.3°F 3.26 in 0.9 in 9
February 46.7°F 29.5°F 38.1°F 3.63 in 1.3 in 8
March 57.1°F 37.2°F 47.2°F 4.38 in 0.6 in 10
April 68.2°F 46.9°F 57.5°F 4.48 in 10
May 76.8°F 56.8°F 66.8°F 4.59 in 10
June 84.3°F 64.7°F 74.5°F 4.14 in 9
July 87.2°F 67.8°F 77.5°F 4.16 in 8
August 86.5°F 66.5°F 76.5°F 2.89 in 6
September 81.7°F 59.0°F 70.3°F 3.13 in 6
October 70.3°F 47.3°F 58.8°F 3.27 in 7
November 56.5°F 36.3°F 46.4°F 3.37 in 8
December 46.0°F 30.6°F 38.3°F 4.26 in 1.5 in 9

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