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Covington, Kentucky climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Covington has a seasonal cool-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 87°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 24°F at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 43 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 87°F in July.

About 27 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near 24°F in January.

About 102 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 43 in of rain a year.

Wettest in May

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.1 °F 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

Covington climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	41	45	55	67	75	83	87	86	80	68	55	45
Avg temp (°F)	32	35	44	55	64	72	76	75	68	56	45	36
Avg low (°F)	24	26	33	43	53	61	65	64	56	44	34	28
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.8	3.9	4.4	4.7	4.6	4.4	3.4	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	41	45	55	67	75	83
Avg temp (°F)	32	35	44	55	64	72
Avg low (°F)	24	26	33	43	53	61
Precipitation (in)	2.9	2.8	3.9	4.4	4.7	4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	87	86	80	68	55	45
Avg temp (°F)	76	75	68	56	45	36
Avg low (°F)	65	64	56	44	34	28
Precipitation (in)	4.4	3.4	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	13	14	12	12	9	8	9	10	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	5	10	8	4	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	21	14	4	0.2	—	—	—	—	2	14	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	10	11	13	14	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.6	5
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	24	21	14	4	0.2	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	12	9	8	9	10	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	10	8	4	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	2	14	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	74	71	69	66	65	59	53	50	48	57	64	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	4	5	5	6	8	9	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	9	10	12	13	12	10	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	17	16	16	12	11	9	9	13	15	19
Relative humidity (%)	86	85	81	78	79	78	74	69	67	71	78	85
Wind speed (mph)	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	74	71	69	66	65	59
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	4	5	5	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	9	9	10	9	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	20	17	17	16	16	12
Relative humidity (%)	86	85	81	78	79	78
Wind speed (mph)	2.1	2.1	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	53	50	48	57	64	72
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	10	9	6	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	13	12	10	9	9	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	11	9	9	13	15	19
Relative humidity (%)	74	69	67	71	78	85
Wind speed (mph)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken Fld (NOAA GHCN station USW00093812), about 8 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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