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Monthly climate in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dry Ridge features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (35 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1396 mm (55.0 inches) and receives 142 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dry Ridge enjoys an average of 2848 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 29 minutes to 14 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States §

The warmest months in Dry Ridge are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 4 °C (35 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dry Ridge experiences 112 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 68 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average low -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -15°C
(5°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-8°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States §

Dry Ridge usually has the most precipitation in March, April and June, with an average of 12 rainy days and 145 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dry Ridge are January, August and November. On average, 87 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82 (3.2) 122 (4.8) 133 (5.2) 135 (5.3) 131 (5.2) 167 (6.6) 119 (4.7) 88 (3.5) 107 (4.2) 104 (4.1) 91 (3.6) 116 (4.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 13 12 15 13 12 13 8 12 9 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States §

The sunniest months in Dry Ridge are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 33 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dry Ridge: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 121 147 219 232 281 312 344 313 277 243 194 158
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 47m 10h 45m 11h 58m 13h 14m 14h 17m 14h 48m 14h 31m 13h 35m 12h 23m 11h 8m 10h 2m 9h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States §

Dry Ridge experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dry Ridge UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dry Ridge, Kentucky, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 3