Beattyville, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beattyville's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 51.0 inches of precipitation and 16 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,294 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeattyville (4 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00150483
- Location37.63°N 83.72°W
- Elevation1,080 ft (329 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population2,125
On October 23, the normal high in Beattyville is 66°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 40%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beattyville.
- Jan 42° 24°
- Feb 47° 27°
- Mar 57° 34°
- Apr 68° 44°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 84° 65°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 79° 57°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 57° 35°
- Dec 46° 29°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Beattyville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in July (6.11 in), the least in November (3.19 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 24°F | 33.3°F | 3.90 | 4.7 | 13 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 27°F | 37.3°F | 3.77 | 5.4 | 13 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 34°F | 45.5°F | 4.72 | 2.7 | 15 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 44°F | 56.1°F | 4.85 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 63.7°F | 5.11 | 0.0 | 16 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 61°F | 71.4°F | 4.54 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 84°F | 65°F | 74.6°F | 6.11 | 0.0 | 15 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 73.8°F | 3.34 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 57°F | 68.1°F | 3.54 | 0.0 | 10 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 45°F | 56.6°F | 3.40 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 35°F | 46.1°F | 3.19 | 0.2 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 29°F | 37.5°F | 4.48 | 3.0 | 13 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 45°F | 55.3°F | 50.95 | 16.1 | 158 | 15 | 98 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −4°C | 0.7°C | 99 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 8°C | −3°C | 2.9°C | 96 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 14°C | 1°C | 7.5°C | 120 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 20°C | 7°C | 13.4°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.6°C | 130 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 21.9°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 18°C | 23.7°C | 155 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.2°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 20.1°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 81 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 3.1°C | 114 mm | 8 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00150483; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Beattyville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, July, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (10).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00150483.
When is the last frost in Beattyville?
In Beattyville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 12 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 13 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 121 year in 10 after May 6; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 192 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 218 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beattyville in zone 6b in ZIP code 41311, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kentucky · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00150483; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Beattyville?
In a normal year in Beattyville, 15 days a year reach 90°F, 98 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 158 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 98a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 158a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00150483.
How sunny is Beattyville?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beattyville, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (78%) and February the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 2.0 |
| February | 60% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.6 |
| June | 77% | 6.2 |
| July | 76% | 5.9 |
| August | 78% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.6 |
| October | 73% | 3.4 |
| November | 71% | 2.5 |
| December | 61% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Beattyville need?
A normal year in Beattyville brings 4,557 heating degree days, 15% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,052 cooling degree days, 16% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,788 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 984 | 0 |
| February | 777 | 0 |
| March | 608 | 4 |
| April | 292 | 24 |
| May | 122 | 81 |
| June | 11 | 203 |
| July | 1 | 299 |
| August | 3 | 275 |
| September | 51 | 142 |
| October | 284 | 22 |
| November | 570 | 1 |
| December | 854 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,557 | 1,052 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00150483. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Beattyville been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 56.1°F, 0.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.3°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.1°F | +0.8°F | 56.99 | 10.4 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00150483. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Beattyville's climate compare?
Beattyville is warmer than 22 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 31. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.3°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beattyville is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Beattyville share this climate record?
Campton has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Campton, KY303 people · 12 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Beattyville's climate
What is the coldest month in Beattyville?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Beattyville?
Yes: 16 inches in a normal year, falling on 13 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Beattyville?
July, with 6.11 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.19 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beattyville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beattyville in zone 6b in ZIP code 41311, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Beattyville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 6. Waiting until May 6 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Heidelberg, KY6 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Stanton, KY19 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
- Booneville (12 mi SW), KY19 miles from this station, 54.9°F a year
- Quicksand, KY21 miles from this station, 54.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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