Smiths Grove, KY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MAMMOTH CAVE, KY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Smiths Grove has an annual average temperature of 60.2°F with about 53.5 inches of precipitation per year and 4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.16 in) and January the driest (3.73 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Smiths Grove
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →74 of 366 (20.2%) of Smiths Grove'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.
| 1930s | 45 | |
| 1940s | 39 | |
| 1950s | 61 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 16 | |
| 1980s | 25 | |
| 1990s | 23 | |
| 2000s | 26 | |
| 2010s | 73 | |
| 2020s | 35 |
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 | 47.9°F | 29.3°F | 38.6°F | 3.73 in | 0.7 in | 12 |
| February | 53.2°F | 32.2°F | 42.7°F | 4.47 in | 1.4 in | 11 |
| March | 62.3°F | 39.5°F | 50.9°F | 5.01 in | 0.6 in | 13 |
| April | 73.4°F | 48.0°F | 60.7°F | 4.92 in | — | 12 |
| May | 81.2°F | 56.8°F | 69.0°F | 5.16 in | — | 12 |
| June | 88.0°F | 64.4°F | 76.2°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| July | 91.0°F | 68.3°F | 79.6°F | 4.93 in | — | 11 |
| August | 90.2°F | 66.7°F | 78.5°F | 3.82 in | — | 9 |
| September | 85.0°F | 60.0°F | 72.5°F | 3.95 in | — | 8 |
| October | 74.0°F | 49.1°F | 61.6°F | 3.79 in | — | 9 |
| November | 61.2°F | 39.7°F | 50.5°F | 4.09 in | — | 10 |
| December | 51.0°F | 33.0°F | 42.0°F | 4.78 in | 1.3 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Smiths Grove
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