Bradfordsville, KY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bradfordsville's primary NOAA station, BRADFORDSVILLE.
The climate verdict for Bradfordsville
Water is the standout signal in Bradfordsville, Kentucky: 52.4 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 56°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 56°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 52.4"
- annual precipitation · 15" snow
- 181 days
- frost-free growing season
Bradfordsville: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00150940 · Bradfordsville, KY 56°F mean · 52.4" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 56°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,254
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Winfield Locks
- PRCP-WET 52.4"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,560 HDD
- STN-1 USC00150940
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Winfield Locks, WV (+ 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.
- Bradfordsville (this station) 56°F
- Cold Elizabethtown W…, KY 56°F
- Hot Hamlin, WV 56°F
- Near Winfield Locks, WV 56°F
- Near Somerset, VA 56°F
Climate Living Index · Bradfordsville
Bradfordsville: 56/100 · grade C
Bradfordsville publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bradfordsville, 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 | 120 calendar days | 65/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 55.6°F · 11.9° from 67.5°F | 61/100 · C |
| Snowfall burden | 14.5 inches/year | 57/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 181 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 52.4 in · 17.4 from 35 in | 38/100 · F |
Bradfordsville · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bradfordsville is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 33.9°F and warmest-month mean 76.2°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 76.2°F
- Coldest month
- 33.9°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 Bradfordsville sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bradfordsville's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 62nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 14% wettest
- Bradfordsville's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 46th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bradfordsville compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bradfordsville'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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F (7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 4.1" | 5.0" | 23.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 49°F (9°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 4.3" | 5.0" | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 58°F (14°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.9" | 1.6" | 16.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 69°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 5.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.8 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.1 |
| October | 71°F (22°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 3.3" | 0.1" | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 4.7" | 2.8" | 22.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 10, short of 90°F on every date, while 120 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 17, then returns to freezing around November 19, covering 120 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 44% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 25 at 27%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 133 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 14 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 29°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bradfordsville.
Where Bradfordsville Stands Nationally
The normal water year runs well above the national norm at roughly 52 inches.
Bradfordsville earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 5.0"
12.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.0"
10.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.6"
12.7 days with precipitation
12.8 days with precipitation
12.7 days with precipitation
11.4 days with precipitation
10.8 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
8.9 days with precipitation
8.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.8"
13.4 days with precipitation
Bradfordsville spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Bradfordsville has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: July averages 5.3" and October 3.0". The three wettest months together take 29% 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 Bradfordsville, it arrives in quantity
52.4" of precipitation falls across only about 133 wet days here, averaging 0.39 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 133 a year, 36% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.39 inches
- Most wet days
- December, about 13
- Fewest wet days
- October, 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.
Winter brings real snow to Bradfordsville
Bradfordsville averages 14.5 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 13 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 14.5 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 13 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 3% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 20
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
181 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,560
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,174
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KY closest to Bradfordsville 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 (56°F here).
- Butler, MO 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Chatham, VA 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Cliff, NM 56°F · 0.0°F off
- Grants Pass, OR 56°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (52.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Inverness, FL 52.4" · 0.0" off
- Texarkana, TX 52.4" · 0.0" off
- Battle Ground, WA 52.4" · 0.0" off
- Jacksonville Beach, FL 52.4" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Bradfordsville
heating led · wet · mid swing
Bradfordsville's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,560 annual heating degree days against 1,174 for cooling. Its 42.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Bradfordsville's frost-free season lasts about 181 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Bradfordsville coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 34°F (1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Bradfordsville typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Bradfordsville snow peak
January
Bradfordsville averages 14.5 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Bradfordsville's primary station: BRADFORDSVILLE (USC00150940). 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 2109100). Match rule for Bradfordsville: 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 Bradfordsville 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.