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Monthly climate in New Castle, Kentucky, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification New Castle features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 1 °C (35 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-7 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1409 mm (55.5 inches) and receives 138 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.New Castle enjoys an average of 2885 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 30 minutes to 14 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in New Castle, Kentucky, United States §

The warmest months in New Castle are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 1 to 5 °C (35 - 40 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, New Castle experiences 115 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 New Castle, 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)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average high 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Daily mean 1°C
(35°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(40°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
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(33°F)
Mean minimum -15°C
(6°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-7°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in New Castle, Kentucky, United States §

New Castle usually has the most precipitation in March, April and June, with an average of 13 rainy days and 147 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in New Castle are January, August and November. On average, 93 mm (3.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in New Castle, 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) 87 (3.4) 129 (5.1) 139 (5.5) 143 (5.6) 126 (5.0) 159 (6.3) 103 (4.0) 99 (3.9) 115 (4.5) 106 (4.2) 92 (3.6) 111 (4.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 13 14 12 15 13 12 12 8 11 9 10

Monthly sunshine hours in New Castle, Kentucky, United States §

The sunniest months in New Castle are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 35 minutes a day.Least sunny months in New Castle: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in New Castle, 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 126 150 217 239 285 316 343 314 277 247 199 167
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 48m 10h 45m 11h 58m 13h 13m 14h 17m 14h 48m 14h 31m 13h 35m 12h 23m 11h 8m 10h 3m 9h 30m

Solar UV radiation in New Castle, Kentucky, United States §

New Castle experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, 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 New Castle UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for New Castle, 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 10 8 7 4 3