30-year climate normals

Fulton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 26.5°F.

Fulton County gets 53.17" of precipitation a year, and 30% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	43.9°	26.5°	4.48"
February	49.0°	29.8°	4.22"
March	58.6°	38.4°	4.95"
April	69.1°	47.1°	5.28"
May	76.9°	56.9°	5.72"
June	84.6°	65.3°	4.24"
July	87.0°	68.3°	3.91"
August	86.6°	66.2°	3.27"
September	81.2°	58.6°	3.85"
October	71.3°	46.5°	3.92"
November	58.5°	38.3°	4.27"
December	48.0°	30.3°	5.06"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 30% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 4.48"

February 4.22"

March 4.95"

April 5.28"

May 5.72"

June 4.24"

July 3.91"

August 3.27"

September 3.85"

October 3.92"

November 4.27"

December 5.06"

Annual total 53.17"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,423

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,021

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.98¢/kWh, Kentucky average $213

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $211

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Fulton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Fulton County?

Fulton County averages a high of 87.0°F in July and a low of 26.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 53.17 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Fulton County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 30% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Fulton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.0°F. That drives 1,423 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Fulton County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Fulton County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SAMBURG WR, TN US (USC00408065), 9.4 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Kentucky residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.