Versailles, Kentucky climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Versailles's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 48.1 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 29°C, 1,222 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationVersailles (3 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSW00063838
- Location38.09°N 84.75°W
- Elevation891 ft (272 m)
- Population10,656
On October 22, the normal high in Versailles is 65°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 32%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Versailles.
- Jan 41° 25°
- Feb 45° 28°
- Mar 55° 35°
- Apr 65° 45°
- May 74° 55°
- Jun 82° 62°
- Jul 84° 66°
- Aug 84° 64°
- Sep 78° 57°
- Oct 67° 46°
- Nov 55° 36°
- Dec 45° 29°
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 Versailles each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.71 in), the least in September (3.11 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 25°F | 33.0°F | 3.36 | 13 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 45°F | 28°F | 36.6°F | 3.40 | 12 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 55°F | 35°F | 44.9°F | 4.51 | 13 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 65°F | 45°F | 55.1°F | 4.60 | 13 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 55°F | 64.2°F | 5.71 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 72.2°F | 4.25 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 66°F | 75.1°F | 4.78 | 12 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 84°F | 64°F | 74.0°F | 3.41 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 67.6°F | 3.11 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 46°F | 56.7°F | 3.75 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 36°F | 45.3°F | 3.20 | 10 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 29°F | 37.2°F | 4.03 | 13 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 46°F | 55.2°F | 48.11 | 139 | 14 | 91 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −4°C | 0.6°C | 85 mm |
| February | 7°C | −2°C | 2.6°C | 86 mm |
| March | 13°C | 2°C | 7.2°C | 115 mm |
| April | 19°C | 7°C | 12.8°C | 117 mm |
| May | 23°C | 13°C | 17.9°C | 145 mm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.3°C | 108 mm |
| July | 29°C | 19°C | 23.9°C | 121 mm |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.3°C | 87 mm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 19.8°C | 79 mm |
| October | 19°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 95 mm |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C | 81 mm |
| December | 7°C | −1°C | 2.9°C | 102 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Lexington (8 miles away), gets 15 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063838; 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 Versailles?
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 USW00063838.
When is the last frost in Versailles?
In Versailles, 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 28 in half of years and before October 15 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 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 281 year in 10 before October 15; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 198 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 219 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 31 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Versailles in zone 7a in ZIP code 40383, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Versailles's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (17 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kentucky · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00063838; 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 Versailles?
In a normal year in Versailles, 14 days a year reach 90°F, 91 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 139 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 91a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 139a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00063838.
How sunny is Versailles?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Versailles, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.9 |
| February | 62% | 2.6 |
| March | 65% | 3.7 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 79% | 6.3 |
| July | 79% | 6.0 |
| August | 81% | 5.6 |
| September | 79% | 4.6 |
| October | 73% | 3.3 |
| November | 70% | 2.4 |
| December | 60% | 1.7 |
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 Versailles need?
A normal year in Versailles brings 4,640 heating degree days, 14% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,085 cooling degree days, 20% 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 3,793 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 990 | 0 |
| February | 794 | 0 |
| March | 627 | 3 |
| April | 311 | 15 |
| May | 112 | 86 |
| June | 9 | 225 |
| July | 1 | 314 |
| August | 3 | 282 |
| September | 54 | 133 |
| October | 285 | 26 |
| November | 592 | 1 |
| December | 862 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,640 | 1,085 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00063838. 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 Versailles been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 56.1°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 55.2°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 55.8°F | +0.6°F | 54.70 |
| 2022 | 55.3°F | +0.1°F | 40.23 |
| 2023 | 56.9°F | +1.7°F | 33.45 |
| 2024 | 57.8°F | +2.6°F | 51.06 |
| 2025 | 56.1°F | +0.9°F | 29.51 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00063838. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Versailles's climate compare?
Versailles is warmer than 17 of the other 67 places with their own NOAA record in Kentucky, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.2°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Versailles 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 Versailles 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.
- Lawrenceburg, KY12,189 people · 10 mi SW
- Midway, KY1,780 people · 5 mi NE
- Stamping Ground, KY835 people · 13 mi N
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 Versailles's climate
What is the coldest month in Versailles?
January, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in Versailles?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Versailles's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Lexington (8 miles away), records 15 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Versailles?
May, with 5.71 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 3.11 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Versailles in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Versailles in zone 7a in ZIP code 40383, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Versailles's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Versailles?
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
- Lexington, KY9 miles from this station, 56.3°F a year
- Frankfort, KY11 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Dix Dam, KY21 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Shelbyville, KY25 miles from this station, 53.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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