30-year climate normals

Letcher County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 24.1°F.

Letcher County gets 50.55" of precipitation a year, and 30% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

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	43.8°	24.1°	4.04"
February	48.7°	26.3°	4.00"
March	57.3°	31.6°	4.59"
April	68.3°	39.7°	4.50"
May	74.2°	50.1°	4.93"
June	79.2°	57.5°	4.64"
July	81.8°	63.5°	5.60"
August	80.9°	61.8°	4.38"
September	76.3°	55.4°	3.48"
October	67.8°	42.1°	2.98"
November	56.8°	32.0°	3.08"
December	46.9°	27.3°	4.33"

Rainfall by month

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

January 4.04"

February 4.00"

March 4.59"

April 4.50"

May 4.93"

June 4.64"

July 5.60"

August 4.38"

September 3.48"

October 2.98"

November 3.08"

December 4.33"

Annual total 50.55"

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 712

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,734

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.98¢/kWh, Kentucky average $107

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $248

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 Letcher County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Letcher County?

Letcher County averages a high of 81.8°F in July and a low of 24.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 50.55 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Letcher County?

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

How hot does it get in Letcher County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.8°F. That drives 712 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Letcher County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Letcher County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WHITESBURG 2SE, KY US (USC00158635), 3.3 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.