Bradfordsville, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bradfordsville's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 52.4 inches of precipitation and 15 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.1°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,331 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBradfordsville
- Station IDUSC00150940
- Location37.49°N 85.15°W
- Elevation660 ft (201 m)
- Population273
On October 23, the normal high in Bradfordsville is 68°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bradfordsville.
- Jan 44° 24°
- Feb 49° 26°
- Mar 58° 32°
- Apr 69° 41°
- May 77° 52°
- Jun 85° 60°
- Jul 88° 65°
- Aug 87° 62°
- Sep 82° 55°
- Oct 71° 43°
- Nov 58° 33°
- Dec 48° 28°
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 Bradfordsville each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.31 in), the least in October (2.96 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F | 24°F | 33.9°F | 4.09 | 5.0 | 12 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 49°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | 4.25 | 5.0 | 11 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 32°F | 44.9°F | 4.86 | 1.6 | 13 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 41°F | 54.9°F | 4.85 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 64.6°F | 5.02 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 85°F | 60°F | 72.4°F | 4.99 | 0.0 | 11 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 88°F | 65°F | 76.2°F | 5.31 | 0.0 | 11 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 62°F | 74.8°F | 3.85 | 0.0 | 9 | 12 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 55°F | 68.4°F | 4.22 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 43°F | 56.9°F | 2.96 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 33°F | 45.6°F | 3.27 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 48°F | 28°F | 37.9°F | 4.73 | 2.8 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 43°F | 55.6°F | 52.40 | 14.5 | 133 | 35 | 112 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −4°C | 1.1°C | 104 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 9°C | −4°C | 2.8°C | 108 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 14°C | 0°C | 7.2°C | 123 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 20°C | 5°C | 12.7°C | 123 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 11°C | 18.1°C | 128 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 16°C | 22.4°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.6°C | 135 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 17°C | 23.8°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 13°C | 20.2°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 6°C | 13.8°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 15°C | 0°C | 7.6°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | −2°C | 3.3°C | 120 mm | 7 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00150940; 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 Bradfordsville?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00150940.
When is the last frost in Bradfordsville?
In Bradfordsville, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 7 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 221 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 7; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 180 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 201 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 11 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bradfordsville in zone 7a in ZIP code 40009, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Bradfordsville's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (20 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kentucky · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00150940; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Bradfordsville?
In a normal year in Bradfordsville, 35 days a year reach 90°F, 112 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 133 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 35a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 112a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 15high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 133a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 105°F, on July 10, 1988; the lowest is −30°F, on January 24, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1972, with 73.92 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 40.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00150940; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00150940. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Bradfordsville?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bradfordsville, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 2.0 |
| February | 62% | 2.7 |
| March | 66% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 5.1 |
| May | 74% | 5.7 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.7 |
| October | 75% | 3.5 |
| November | 72% | 2.5 |
| December | 62% | 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 Bradfordsville need?
A normal year in Bradfordsville brings 4,560 heating degree days, 15% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,174 cooling degree days, 29% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,906 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 964 | 0 |
| February | 783 | 0 |
| March | 626 | 2 |
| April | 321 | 18 |
| May | 106 | 93 |
| June | 11 | 234 |
| July | 1 | 349 |
| August | 2 | 304 |
| September | 43 | 146 |
| October | 278 | 25 |
| November | 585 | 1 |
| December | 842 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,560 | 1,174 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00150940. 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.
How does Bradfordsville's climate compare?
Bradfordsville is warmer than 29 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 44. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.6°F is warmer than 62%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bradfordsville 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 Bradfordsville share this climate record?
5 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Lebanon, KY6,558 people · 8 mi NW
- Liberty, KY2,000 people · 17 mi SE
- Mackville, KY208 people · 17 mi N
- Raywick, KY154 people · 16 mi W
- St. Mary, KY140 people · 12 mi NW
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 Bradfordsville's climate
What is the coldest month in Bradfordsville?
January, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Bradfordsville?
Yes: 15 inches in a normal year, falling on 13 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Bradfordsville?
July, with 5.31 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is October with 2.96 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bradfordsville in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bradfordsville in zone 7a in ZIP code 40009, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bradfordsville's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Bradfordsville?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Danville, KY24 miles from this station, 55.4°F a year
- Greensburg, KY25 miles from this station, 56.9°F a year
- Bardstown, KY25 miles from this station, 56.8°F a year
- Dix Dam, KY32 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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