Central City, KY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Central City actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Central City, KY, the comfort score comes out to 50/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Central City's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Central City run from 34°F in Jan up to 77°F in Jul, a 43.5°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Central City, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 3.4in | 1.3in |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 3.96in | 1.4in |
| Mar | 58°F | 34°F | 4.17in | 0.5in |
| Apr | 69°F | 43°F | 5.06in | 0.2in |
| May | 78°F | 53°F | 5.06in | 0in |
| Jun | 86°F | 61°F | 4.73in | 0in |
| Jul | 89°F | 65°F | 4.65in | 0in |
| Aug | 88°F | 63°F | 3.89in | 0in |
| Sep | 82°F | 56°F | 3.56in | 0in |
| Oct | 71°F | 43°F | 4.09in | 0in |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.78in | 0in |
| Dec | 48°F | 27°F | 4.47in | 1in |
If you're timing a visit, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, and Oct are Central City's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Central City actually gets
Over a typical year, Central City sees about 50.82in of precipitation a year across roughly 109 days with measurable rain or snow, with 4.4in of snow a year.
Central City against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Central City comes in at 1977; within KY alone it ranks 48 of 79. Population is about 5,744.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Rochester Ferry, KY US, the NOAA station 14.1 miles from Central City, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is