Morehead, KY Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Morehead actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Morehead, KY, the comfort score comes out to 54/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 6 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Morehead's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Morehead run from 33°F in Jan up to 75°F in Jul, a 42.1°F seasonal swing, a middling gap by national standards.
Morehead, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 25°F | 3.56in | 4.3in |
| Feb | 46°F | 27°F | 3.56in | 3.4in |
| Mar | 55°F | 33°F | 4.6in | 2in |
| Apr | 67°F | 42°F | 4.69in | 0in |
| May | 75°F | 52°F | 5.17in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 4.81in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 5.92in | 0in |
| Aug | 85°F | 63°F | 3.87in | 0in |
| Sep | 79°F | 56°F | 3.89in | 0in |
| Oct | 68°F | 45°F | 3.41in | 0in |
| Nov | 56°F | 35°F | 3.23in | 0.2in |
| Dec | 45°F | 29°F | 4.08in | 2.4in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct are Morehead's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Morehead actually gets
Over a typical year, Morehead sees about 50.79in of precipitation a year across roughly 161 days with measurable rain or snow, with 12.3in of snow a year.
Morehead against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Morehead comes in at 999; within KY alone it ranks 13 of 79. Population is about 6,789.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Cave Run Lake, KY US, the NOAA station 6.5 miles from Morehead, 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