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Ashland, Kentucky climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Ashland has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −5°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1186 mm.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 30°C in July.

About 32 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −5°C in January.

About 110 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1186 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.3 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Ashland climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	4	7	12	19	24	28	30	29	26	19	12	7
Avg temp (°C)	0	1	6	12	17	22	24	23	19	13	6	2
Avg low (°C)	−5	−4	0	5	11	16	18	17	13	6	0	−3
Precipitation (mm)	89	94	111	98	123	113	116	99	84	75	76	107

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	4	7	12	19	24	28
Avg temp (°C)	0	1	6	12	17	22
Avg low (°C)	−5	−4	0	5	11	16
Precipitation (mm)	89	94	111	98	123	113

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	29	26	19	12	7
Avg temp (°C)	24	23	19	13	6	2
Avg low (°C)	18	17	13	6	0	−3
Precipitation (mm)	116	99	84	75	76	107

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	12	11	11	11	10	8	8	8	8	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.2	1	7	11	9	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	22	18	7	0.9	—	—	—	0.1	4	15	20
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.8	0.5	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	12	11	11	11
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	0.2	1	7
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	22	18	7	0.9	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.8	0.5	0.2	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	8	8	10
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	11	9	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.1	4	15	20
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.3

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	74	73	70	66	66	59	58	54	51	56	64	73
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	4	6	7	8	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	7	9	9	10	12	12	13	10	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	18	18	16	16	12	12	10	10	13	16	20
Relative humidity (%)	85	84	81	78	79	76	71	67	66	70	77	85
Wind speed (km/h)	1.5	1.8	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	74	73	70	66	66	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	3	3	4	5	4	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	7	9	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	18	18	16	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	85	84	81	78	79	76
Wind speed (km/h)	1.5	1.8	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	58	54	51	56	64	73
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	7	8	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	13	10	9	8	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	12	10	10	13	16	20
Relative humidity (%)	71	67	66	70	77	85
Wind speed (km/h)	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Ashland (NOAA GHCN station USC00150254), about 4 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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