30-year climate normals

Nicholas County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.7°F.

Nicholas County gets 47.73" 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	41.2°	22.7°	3.38"
February	45.9°	24.9°	3.47"
March	55.3°	32.2°	4.53"
April	67.2°	41.4°	4.61"
May	75.8°	52.3°	4.98"
June	83.5°	60.6°	4.54"
July	86.7°	65.2°	4.83"
August	86.2°	63.0°	3.06"
September	80.4°	55.3°	3.53"
October	69.1°	43.3°	3.45"
November	55.8°	32.9°	3.22"
December	45.7°	27.4°	4.13"

Rainfall by month

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

January 3.38"

February 3.47"

March 4.53"

April 4.61"

May 4.98"

June 4.54"

July 4.83"

August 3.06"

September 3.53"

October 3.45"

November 3.22"

December 4.13"

Annual total 47.73"

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 1,124

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,827

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.98¢/kWh, Kentucky average $168

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $253

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 Nicholas County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nicholas County?

Nicholas County averages a high of 86.7°F in July and a low of 22.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 47.73 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Nicholas 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 Nicholas County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.7°F. That drives 1,124 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nicholas County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Nicholas County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CYNTHIANA, KY US (USC00151998), 15.2 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.