Shepherdsville, KY

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Shepherdsville has an annual average temperature of 57.2°F with about 52.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.28 in) and August the driest (3.52 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,906
Cooling need
1,113

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Shepherdsville'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
70
1980s
108
1990s
76
2000s
57
2010s
50
2020s
5

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 44.6°F 26.0°F 35.3°F 3.83 in
February 49.6°F 28.5°F 39.0°F 3.69 in
March 59.2°F 36.0°F 47.6°F 5.13 in
April 70.3°F 45.1°F 57.7°F 5.09 in
May 77.6°F 54.9°F 66.3°F 5.28 in
June 84.4°F 62.2°F 73.3°F 4.89 in
July 87.7°F 66.5°F 77.1°F 4.81 in
August 87.0°F 64.8°F 75.9°F 3.52 in
September 81.4°F 57.7°F 69.5°F 3.59 in
October 70.9°F 46.7°F 58.8°F 4.26 in
November 58.4°F 36.7°F 47.5°F 3.87 in
December 47.9°F 29.8°F 38.9°F 4.59 in

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