Cressy, Kentucky climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cressy's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 50.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.6°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,293 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCressy
- Station IDUSC00151895
- Location37.83°N 84.03°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Cressy is 66°F and the normal low 39°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cressy.
- Jan 43° 23°
- Feb 48° 25°
- Mar 57° 32°
- Apr 68° 41°
- May 76° 52°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 85° 65°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 79° 55°
- Oct 69° 42°
- Nov 57° 32°
- Dec 47° 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 at Cressy each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.42 in), the least in November (3.32 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 23°F | 32.7°F | 3.58 | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 25°F | 36.5°F | 3.69 | – | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 32°F | 44.2°F | 4.73 | – | <1 | 18 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 68°F | 41°F | 54.7°F | 4.57 | – | <1 | 7 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 52°F | 63.5°F | 5.40 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 61°F | 71.7°F | 4.90 | – | 3 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 65°F | 74.9°F | 5.42 | – | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 85°F | 62°F | 73.3°F | 3.66 | – | 4 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 55°F | 67.1°F | 3.94 | – | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 42°F | 55.5°F | 3.54 | – | 1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 32°F | 44.6°F | 3.32 | – | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 28°F | 37.5°F | 4.15 | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 43°F | 54.7°F | 50.90 | – | 18 | 116 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.4°C | 91 mm |
| February | 9°C | −4°C | 2.5°C | 94 mm |
| March | 14°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 120 mm |
| April | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 116 mm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.5°C | 137 mm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 22.1°C | 124 mm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 138 mm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C | 93 mm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.5°C | 100 mm |
| October | 21°C | 6°C | 13.1°C | 90 mm |
| November | 14°C | 0°C | 7.0°C | 84 mm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 3.1°C | 105 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Stanton (8 miles away), gets 12 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00151895; 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.
Which months are mildest at Cressy?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October.
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 USC00151895.
When is the last frost at Cressy?
In Cressy, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 8 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 201 year in 10 after May 8; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 8; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 182 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 204 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cressy in zone 6b in ZIP code 40312, 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 USC00151895; 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 at Cressy?
In a normal year in Cressy, 18 days a year reach 90°F and 116 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 116a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 15high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00151895.
How sunny is it at Cressy?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cressy, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and February the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 62% | 2.0 |
| February | 61% | 2.7 |
| March | 66% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 78% | 6.0 |
| August | 80% | 5.6 |
| September | 78% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 3.5 |
| November | 72% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Cressy record?
A normal year at Cressy brings 4,746 heating degree days, 12% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,016 cooling degree days, 12% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,664 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,000 | 0 |
| February | 799 | 1 |
| March | 647 | 2 |
| April | 326 | 17 |
| May | 124 | 77 |
| June | 10 | 210 |
| July | 2 | 308 |
| August | 3 | 260 |
| September | 58 | 121 |
| October | 315 | 19 |
| November | 612 | 1 |
| December | 853 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,746 | 1,016 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00151895. 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.
Have recent years at Cressy been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 55.2°F, 0.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.1°F | +0.4°F | 60.33 |
| 2022 | 54.2°F | −0.5°F | 49.91 |
| 2023 | 56.1°F | +1.4°F | 38.19 |
| 2024 | 56.6°F | +1.9°F | 50.05 |
| 2025 | 55.2°F | +0.5°F | 58.90 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00151895. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cressy's climate compare?
Cressy is warmer than 11 of the 68 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 54.7°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cressy 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 Cressy share this climate record?
2 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.
- Irvine, KY2,287 people · 10 mi S
- Ravenna, KY555 people · 11 mi SE
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 Cressy's climate
What is the coldest month at Cressy?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Cressy?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Stanton (8 miles away), records 12 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Cressy?
July, with 5.42 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.32 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cressy in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cressy in zone 6b in ZIP code 40312, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Cressy?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 8. Waiting until May 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Stanton, KY8 miles from this station, 54.6°F a year
- Mount Sterling, KY17 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Richmond, KY17 miles from this station, 55.7°F a year
- Beattyville, KY22 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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