Ashland, KY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Ashland's primary NOAA station, ASHLAND.
The climate verdict for Ashland
Water is the standout signal in Ashland, Kentucky: 46.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 54°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 46.7"
- precipitation, annual total
- 184 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Ashland: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00150254 · Ashland, KY 54°F mean · 46.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,842
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Marietta Wwtp
- PRCP-MID 46.7"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,078 HDD
- STN-1 USC00150254
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Marietta Wwtp, OH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KY station list.
- Ashland (this station) 54°F
- Cold Fallon Naas, NV 54°F
- Hot Petersburg 61 B…, IN 54°F
- Near Marietta Wwtp, OH 54°F
- Near Wfo Wilmington, OH 54°F
Climate Living Index · Ashland
Ashland: 58/100 · grade C
Ashland publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ashland, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 124 calendar days | 62/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 46.7 in · 11.7 from 35 in | 59/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.8°F · 13.7° from 67.5°F | 55/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 184 days/year | 53/100 · D |
Ashland · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ashland is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 31.2°F and warmest-month mean 75.0°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 75.0°F
- Coldest month
- 31.2°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Ashland sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ashland's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 56th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 28% wettest
- Ashland's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 52nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ashland compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ashland's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Ashland's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 86 complete annual observations from 1884 to 2023, ASHLAND warmed at a fitted rate of 0.12°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Ashland primary station fitted change +0.12 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 3.5" | 26.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 3.7" | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 4.4" | 19.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.8" | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 4.5" | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| July | 85°F (30°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.6" | 0.0 | 12.2 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 9.6 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.3" | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| October | 67°F (19°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.0" | 4.9 | 0.2 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.0" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 44°F (7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 4.2" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 7, short of 90°F on every date, while 124 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near January 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 18, then returns to freezing around November 16, covering 124 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 25, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 14 at 26%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 130 wet dates a year.
The widest day
April 18 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ashland.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
12.1 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
12.0 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
Ashland spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 28% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Ashland has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 4.8" and October 3.0". The three wettest months together take 30% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Ashland, it arrives in quantity
46.7" of precipitation falls across only about 130 wet days here, averaging 0.36 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 130 a year, 36% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- September, about 8
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
184 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,078
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,018
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KY closest to Ashland on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Cheviot, OH 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Emporia, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Eskridge, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Kent, WA 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (46.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hillsboro, OH 46.7" · 0.0" off
- Fulton, NY 46.7" · 0.0" off
- Newport, TN 46.7" · 0.0" off
- Somerville, NJ 46.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Ashland's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Ashland's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,078 annual heating degree days against 1,018 for cooling. Its 43.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Ashland's frost-free season lasts about 184 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Ashland's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.8°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Ashland carries 46.7 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Ashland's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Ashland, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Ashland's primary station: ASHLAND (USC00150254). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 2102368). Match rule for Ashland: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Ashland comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.