Stanton, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Stanton's normal year runs from 23°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 53.2 inches of precipitation and 12 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 29°C, 1,352 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStanton (2 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00157652
- Location37.86°N 83.90°W
- Elevation720 ft (220 m)
- Population3,171
On October 23, the normal high in Stanton is 66°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Stanton.
- Jan 42° 23°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 56° 33°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 75° 52°
- Jun 82° 61°
- Jul 84° 64°
- Aug 83° 63°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 69° 43°
- Nov 57° 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 Stanton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.78 in), the least in November (3.43 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 23°F | 32.9°F | 3.59 | 4.3 | 13 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 26°F | 36.3°F | 3.74 | 3.1 | 14 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 56°F | 33°F | 44.4°F | 5.02 | 3.0 | 14 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.5°F | 4.63 | 0.2 | 13 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 63.3°F | 5.76 | 0.0 | 14 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 61°F | 71.1°F | 5.08 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 64°F | 74.4°F | 5.78 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 83°F | 63°F | 72.9°F | 4.15 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 56°F | 67.5°F | 4.17 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 43°F | 55.8°F | 3.64 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | 3.43 | 0.3 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 28°F | 37.1°F | 4.23 | 0.7 | 14 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 44°F | 54.6°F | 53.22 | 11.6 | 148 | 13 | 107 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.5°C | 91 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 8°C | −3°C | 2.4°C | 95 mm | 8 cm |
| March | 13°C | 1°C | 6.9°C | 128 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 20°C | 5°C | 12.5°C | 118 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 11°C | 17.4°C | 146 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 21.7°C | 129 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 18°C | 23.6°C | 147 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 17°C | 22.7°C | 105 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 13°C | 19.7°C | 106 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 1°C | 7.3°C | 87 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 2.8°C | 107 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00157652; 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 Stanton?
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 (9).
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 USC00157652.
When is the last frost in Stanton?
In Stanton, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 19 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 20 in half of years and before October 10 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 191 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 201 year in 10 before October 10; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 184 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 206 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 6 in half of springs and before October 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stanton in zone 7a in ZIP code 40380, 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 USC00157652; 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 Stanton?
In a normal year in Stanton, 13 days a year reach 90°F, 107 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 148 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 107a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 148a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00157652.
How sunny is Stanton?
Over a year 72% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Stanton, 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 Stanton need?
A normal year in Stanton brings 4,735 heating degree days, 12% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 981 cooling degree days, 8% 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 3,637 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 995 | 0 |
| February | 803 | 1 |
| March | 641 | 3 |
| April | 330 | 15 |
| May | 128 | 77 |
| June | 11 | 195 |
| July | 2 | 293 |
| August | 3 | 247 |
| September | 54 | 130 |
| October | 307 | 20 |
| November | 596 | 1 |
| December | 865 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,735 | 981 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00157652. 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 Stanton been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 57.6°F, 3.0°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.6°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 55.1°F | +0.5°F | 54.55 | 22.5 |
| 2024 | 57.6°F | +3.0°F | 50.90 | 5.6 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00157652. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Stanton's climate compare?
Stanton is warmer than 9 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 49. 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, Stanton 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 Stanton share this climate record?
Clay City 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.
- Clay City, KY1,176 people · 2 mi W
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 Stanton's climate
What is the coldest month in Stanton?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 64°F at night).
Does it snow in Stanton?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 12 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Stanton?
July, with 5.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 3.43 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Stanton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Stanton in zone 7a in ZIP code 40380, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Stanton?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 19; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kentucky climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Cressy, KY8 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Mount Sterling, KY14 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Beattyville, KY19 miles from this station, 55.3°F a year
- Heidelberg, KY22 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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