Flemingsburg, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Flemingsburg's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 49.8 inches of precipitation and 9 inches of snow 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, 1,265 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFlemingsburg (2 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00152903
- Location38.45°N 83.74°W
- Elevation940 ft (287 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population3,003
On October 23, the normal high in Flemingsburg is 66°F and the normal low 42°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 Flemingsburg.
- Jan 41° 23°
- Feb 45° 25°
- Mar 54° 32°
- Apr 66° 42°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 85° 63°
- Sep 80° 56°
- Oct 69° 45°
- Nov 55° 34°
- Dec 46° 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 Flemingsburg each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.82 in), the least in November (3.24 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 23°F | 32.1°F | 3.71 | 2.7 | 13 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 45°F | 25°F | 35.2°F | 3.50 | 3.2 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 32°F | 42.9°F | 4.72 | 1.4 | 13 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 42°F | 53.9°F | 4.66 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | 4 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 63.9°F | 4.76 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 61°F | 72.0°F | 4.81 | 0.0 | 13 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 65°F | 75.6°F | 5.82 | 0.0 | 12 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 63°F | 74.1°F | 3.52 | 0.0 | 9 | 4 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 56°F | 68.0°F | 3.39 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 45°F | 56.7°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 34°F | 44.5°F | 3.24 | 0.3 | 10 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 28°F | 36.8°F | 4.23 | 1.2 | 13 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 44°F | 54.6°F | 49.82 | 8.8 | 136 | 21 | 100 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −5°C | 0.1°C | 94 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 7°C | −4°C | 1.8°C | 89 mm | 8 cm |
| March | 12°C | 0°C | 6.1°C | 120 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 19°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 17.7°C | 121 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 22.2°C | 122 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 148 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 23.4°C | 89 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 20.0°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.7°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 82 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 2.7°C | 107 mm | 3 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00152903; 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 Flemingsburg?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00152903.
When is the last frost in Flemingsburg?
In Flemingsburg, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 12 in half of years and after May 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 17 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 2; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 17; 9 in 10 before November 11
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 200 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 224 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 8 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Flemingsburg in zone 6b in ZIP code 41041, 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 USC00152903; 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 Flemingsburg?
In a normal year in Flemingsburg, 21 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 100 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 136 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 21a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 100a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 136a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00152903.
How sunny is Flemingsburg?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Flemingsburg, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (59%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 60% | 1.9 |
| February | 61% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 78% | 6.2 |
| July | 78% | 5.9 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 79% | 4.6 |
| October | 73% | 3.3 |
| November | 70% | 2.3 |
| December | 59% | 1.6 |
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 Flemingsburg need?
A normal year in Flemingsburg brings 4,846 heating degree days, 10% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,095 cooling degree days, 21% 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 3,735 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,021 | 0 |
| February | 836 | 0 |
| March | 687 | 2 |
| April | 343 | 8 |
| May | 118 | 84 |
| June | 9 | 218 |
| July | 1 | 329 |
| August | 2 | 282 |
| September | 57 | 145 |
| October | 284 | 25 |
| November | 616 | 1 |
| December | 874 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,846 | 1,095 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00152903. 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 Flemingsburg's climate compare?
Flemingsburg is warmer than 9 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 21. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.6°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Flemingsburg 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 Flemingsburg share this climate record?
3 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.
- Ewing, KY232 people · 7 mi W
- Elizaville, KY102 people · 5 mi SW
- Mays Lick, KY97 people · 8 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 Flemingsburg's climate
What is the coldest month in Flemingsburg?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Flemingsburg?
Yes: 9 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (3.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Flemingsburg?
July, with 5.82 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.24 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Flemingsburg in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Flemingsburg in zone 6b in ZIP code 41041, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Flemingsburg?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 12; in one year in ten it comes after May 2. Waiting until May 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Maysville, KY17 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Ripley, OH24 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Cave Run Lake, KY25 miles from this station, 54.8°F a year
- Augusta, KY27 miles from this station, 55.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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