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Monthly climate in Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mount Washington features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (1 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1416 mm (55.7 inches) and receives 137 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mount Washington enjoys an average of 2938 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 33 minutes to 14 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States §

The warmest months in Mount Washington are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 5 °C (36 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mount Washington experiences 121 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 62 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Mount Washington, 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
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Daily mean 2°C
(36°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Average low -1°C
(30°F)		 0°C
(33°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
(8°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)
Minimum -17°C
(1°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States §

Mount Washington usually has the most precipitation in February, April and June, with an average of 12 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mount Washington 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 Mount Washington, 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) 93 (3.7) 142 (5.6) 137 (5.4) 142 (5.6) 121 (4.7) 161 (6.3) 101 (4.0) 95 (3.8) 119 (4.7) 102 (4.0) 88 (3.5) 115 (4.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 14 12 12 14 12 12 12 9 11 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States §

The sunniest months in Mount Washington are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 44 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mount Washington: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Mount Washington, 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 130 153 222 243 290 321 344 321 283 248 205 172
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 51m 10h 47m 11h 58m 13h 12m 14h 14m 14h 45m 14h 28m 13h 33m 12h 22m 11h 9m 10h 5m 9h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Mount Washington, Kentucky, United States §

Mount Washington 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, February and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mount Washington UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Mount Washington, 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 9 7 5 3