Kentucky weather in October: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020

In October, Kentucky's statewide normal high is 70°F and normal low 45°F; normal highs run from 66°F in Olive Hill to 74°F in Eddyville (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).

Statewide normal high
70°FOctober, 1991-2020
Statewide normal low
45°FOctober, 1991-2020
Statewide normal precipitation
3.50 inOctober
Warmest place
74°Fnormal high, Eddyville
Coolest place
66°Fnormal high, Olive Hill

Where is Kentucky warmest and wettest in October?

Eddyville has the warmest October afternoons (74°F) and Olive Hill the coolest (66°F). Beaver Dam gets the most precipitation (4.33 in) and Williamsburg the least (2.53 in).

Statewide, October averaged 62.4°F in 2021, 55.0°F in 2022, 59.3°F in 2023, 59.9°F in 2024, 59.4°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 57.6°F.

Kentucky in October: normal high, low, precipitation and snow by place (largest first)
PlaceHighLowPrecip.Snow
Louisville71°F50°F3.720.1
Lexington69°F47°F3.660.0
Bowling Green72°F48°F3.630.0
Richmond69°F44°F––
Elizabethtown69°F45°F4.100.0
Hopkinsville71°F49°F3.790.0
Frankfort70°F46°F3.64–
Henderson70°F46°F3.450.0
Paducah72°F48°F3.990.1
Ashland67°F43°F2.97–
Madisonville72°F50°F4.06–
Murray71°F48°F4.140.1
Shelbyville69°F40°F3.51–
Danville69°F45°F3.47–
Berea70°F49°F––
Glasgow74°F48°F3.740.0
Bardstown70°F47°F3.710.0
Somerset71°F48°F3.190.0
Versailles67°F46°F3.75–
Maysville69°F45°F3.27–
Mount Sterling69°F42°F3.220.0
London70°F45°F3.29–
Russellville70°F46°F4.08–
Leitchfield69°F42°F4.000.0
Cynthiana69°F43°F3.45–
Crestwood68°F45°F3.99–
Princeton73°F47°F4.070.1
Monticello70°F46°F2.940.0
Williamsburg70°F44°F2.530.0
Benton73°F43°F––
Scottsville70°F46°F3.790.0
Paintsville70°F43°F3.19–
Williamstown70°F47°F3.000.2
Grayson69°F41°F2.920.0
Prestonsburg68°F44°F––
Beaver Dam71°F45°F4.33–
Hodgenville71°F46°F––
West Liberty70°F40°F3.050.0
Stanton69°F43°F3.640.0
Barbourville71°F44°F3.13–
Flemingsburg69°F45°F3.460.0
Brandenburg69°F44°F3.92–
Providence71°F46°F3.47–
Mount Vernon69°F45°F3.590.0
Eddyville74°F52°F4.01–
Elkton71°F47°F4.04–
Greensburg71°F44°F3.73–
Beattyville69°F45°F3.400.0
Jackson69°F49°F3.450.1
Jamestown69°F45°F3.140.0
Warsaw69°F45°F3.390.0
Whitesburg68°F42°F2.98–
Olive Hill66°F41°F3.050.0
Stearns69°F42°F3.27–
Salyersville70°F42°F––
Manchester71°F41°F––
Taylorsville72°F42°F3.86–
Augusta69°F44°F3.25–
Crab Orchard70°F46°F3.530.0
Calhoun70°F47°F3.270.0
Bardwell72°F47°F––
Inez69°F43°F3.09–
Glencoe67°F42°F3.33–
Summer Shade73°F44°F3.560.0
Bradfordsville71°F43°F2.960.0
Oneida71°F44°F3.050.0
Rochester71°F43°F4.090.0
Buckhorn70°F45°F3.26–
Barren River Lake71°F47°F3.700.0
Baxter70°F45°F3.18–
Bernheim Forest71°F47°F4.26–
Booneville (12 mi SW)70°F42°F3.30–
Cave Run Lake68°F45°F3.410.0
Charley (2 mi SW)69°F41°F3.08–
Corners70°F41°F3.79–
Cressy69°F42°F3.54–
Dix Dam71°F48°F3.29–
Gimlet (9 mi N)66°F45°F––
Heidelberg70°F44°F3.340.0
Kenlake Resort71°F50°F3.76–
Knob Lick (4 mi S)70°F47°F3.57–
Louisville Bowman Field69°F48°F3.65–
Louisville McAlpine70°F50°F3.490.0
Mammoth Cave74°F49°F3.790.0
McDaniels67°F46°F3.95–
Millerstown (4 mi E)70°F42°F3.57–
Nolin River Lake73°F44°F3.910.0
Quicksand69°F42°F3.30–
Rough River Lake72°F44°F4.060.0
Skyline (1 mi SE)70°F46°F2.870.1
Warnock 269°F42°F3.230.0

Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.

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