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Monthly climate in Fincastle, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fincastle features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (35 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -19 °C (-2 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1405 mm (55.3 inches) and receives 136 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fincastle enjoys an average of 2911 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 32 minutes to 14 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fincastle, Kentucky, United States §

The warmest months in Fincastle are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 5 °C (35 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fincastle experiences 119 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 65 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fincastle, 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 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Average high 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(49°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Average low -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Mean minimum -14°C
(7°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)
Minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fincastle, Kentucky, United States §

Fincastle usually has the most precipitation in March, April and June, with an average of 12 rainy days and 146 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fincastle are January, August and November. On average, 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fincastle, 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) 90 (3.5) 137 (5.4) 138 (5.4) 141 (5.6) 125 (4.9) 158 (6.2) 98 (3.8) 96 (3.8) 118 (4.7) 103 (4.1) 91 (3.6) 110 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 13 12 15 12 12 11 9 11 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Fincastle, Kentucky, United States §

The sunniest months in Fincastle are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fincastle: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 57 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fincastle, 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 128 151 218 240 286 321 345 317 280 247 201 171
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 49m 10h 46m 11h 58m 13h 13m 14h 15m 14h 46m 14h 29m 13h 33m 12h 22m 11h 9m 10h 4m 9h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Fincastle, Kentucky, United States §

Fincastle experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme 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 Fincastle UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fincastle, 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 11 10 10 8 7 4 3