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Independence, Kentucky climate

Cfa Humid subtropical

Independence 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 1150 mm. Light snow accumulates each winter (59 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 30°C in July.

About 22 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −5°C in January.

About 100 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Wet

About 1150 mm of rain a year, plus 59 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

+0.6 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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

Independence 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	30	26	19	12	6
Avg temp (°C)	0	2	6	13	18	22	24	24	20	13	7	2
Avg low (°C)	−5	−3	1	7	12	17	19	18	14	8	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	84	81	106	115	119	121	97	87	79	85	82	95
Snowfall (cm)	20	17	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	4	7	12	19	24	28
Avg temp (°C)	0	2	6	13	18	22
Avg low (°C)	−5	−3	1	7	12	17
Precipitation (mm)	84	81	106	115	119	121
Snowfall (cm)	20	17	9	1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	30	30	26	19	12	6
Avg temp (°C)	24	24	20	13	7	2
Avg low (°C)	19	18	14	8	2	−2
Precipitation (mm)	97	87	79	85	82	95
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	1	2	10

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	12	12	13	14	12	11	9	8	9	10	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	4	8	7	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	24	21	15	4	0.3	—	—	—	0.0	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	2	2	1	0.2	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	0.3	1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	13	12	12	13	14	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.3	4
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	24	21	15	4	0.3	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	2	2	1	0.2	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	9	8	9	10	12
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	8	7	3	0.2	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	0.0	2	13	21
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	0.0	0.3	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 (km/h)	3.3	3.5	2.8	1.8	1.2	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	2.2

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 (km/h)	3.3	3.5	2.8	1.8	1.2	1.0

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 (km/h)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.2	1.4	2.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Cincinnati/northern Kentucky I (NOAA GHCN station USW00093814), about 16 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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