Mount Sterling, KY Weather & Climate Normals
Mount Sterling's real weather, in one number
Mount Sterling, KY scores 55/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 6 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Mount Sterling's hottest and coldest months
Mount Sterling's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 32°F, a 43.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Mount Sterling's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 22°F | 3.52in | 3.3in |
| Feb | 46°F | 24°F | 3.66in | 2in |
| Mar | 56°F | 31°F | 4.36in | 2.2in |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 4.4in | 0in |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.53in | 0in |
| Jun | 83°F | 59°F | 4.8in | 0in |
| Jul | 87°F | 63°F | 5.38in | 0in |
| Aug | 86°F | 61°F | 3.36in | 0in |
| Sep | 80°F | 53°F | 3.61in | 0in |
| Oct | 69°F | 42°F | 3.22in | 0in |
| Nov | 56°F | 31°F | 3.38in | 0.2in |
| Dec | 45°F | 25°F | 4.28in | 1.1in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, and Oct are the best time to see Mount Sterling at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling averages 48.5in of precipitation a year across roughly 134 days with measurable rain or snow, and 8.8in of snow a year.
Where Mount Sterling ranks
Mount Sterling ranks 886 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 8 of 79 within KY. About 7,588 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Mt Sterling, KY US, 1.0 miles from Mount Sterling, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station