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30-year climate normals

Wayne County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 26.4°F.

Wayne County gets 52.46" of precipitation a year and 14.2" of snow, and 29% 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.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 44.6° 26.4° 4.45" 4.3"
February 48.9° 28.1° 4.27" 4.2"
March 57.6° 34.6° 5.21" 2.9"
April 67.9° 43.3° 4.84" 0.0"
May 76.1° 53.0° 4.94" 0.0"
June 83.2° 61.7° 4.67" 0.0"
July 86.3° 65.7° 4.85" 0.0"
August 85.9° 63.9° 3.90" 0.0"
September 80.7° 57.3° 3.80" 0.0"
October 70.2° 45.5° 2.94" 0.0"
November 58.1° 35.5° 3.62" 0.2"
December 48.3° 29.7° 4.97" 2.6"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 29% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 4.45"
February 4.27"
March 5.21"
April 4.84"
May 4.94"
June 4.67"
July 4.85"
August 3.90"
September 3.80"
October 2.94"
November 3.62"
December 4.97"
Annual total 52.46"

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 1,198
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 4,319
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.98¢/kWh, Kentucky average $179
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $226

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 Wayne County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Wayne County?

Wayne County averages a high of 86.3°F in July and a low of 26.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 52.46 inches, including 14.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Wayne County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 29% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Wayne County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.3°F. That drives 1,198 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Wayne County?

Yes. Wayne County averages 14.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MONTICELLO 3 NE, KY US (USC00155524), 4.6 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.