Frankfort, Kentucky Climate
United States
Pop. 28,391 Elev. 154 m / 505 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Frankfort sees warm summers peaking at 88°F (31°C) in July, and frigid winters that bottom out around 22°F (-6°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 103°F (39°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 15°F (-9°C). Precipitation occurs on roughly 74 days per year (55.7 in / 1415 mm total), with snow on 5 days and 34 in (857 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 123 sunny days per year and around 50 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 88°F (31°C) high | 22°F (-6°C) low |
| Feels like | 103°F (39°C) high | 15°F (-9°C) low |
| Rain | 74 days | 55.7 in (1415 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 5 days | 33.7 in (857 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 123 sunny | 50 stormy |
| Wind | 2.6 mph (1.1 m/s) avg |
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Best months to visit: Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
53
Jan 65
Feb 59
Mar 70
Apr 74
May 56
Jun 57
Jul 42
Aug 39
Sep 41
Oct 56
Nov 73
Dec Humidity (%)
64
Jan 63
Feb 51
Mar 61
Apr 71
May 74
Jun 74
Jul 66
Aug 64
Sep 67
Oct 69
Nov 71
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 18 mi Blue Grass Airport (LEX)
Ski resort 65 mi Perfect North Slopes
National park 32 mi Camp Nelson National Monument
Mountain peak
(4,938 ft) 193 mi Gregory Bald
Hospital 3 mi Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Hiking trail 1 mi Revenuer’s Way
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F 2°C | 22°F -6°C | 2.9 in 74 mm | 12.9 in328 mm | 12 |
| February | 49°F 10°C | 30°F -1°C | 4.7 in 120 mm | 10.8 in274 mm | 8 |
| March | 64°F 18°C | 41°F 5°C | 6.6 in 168 mm | 0.5 in12 mm | 7 |
| April | 70°F 21°C | 50°F 10°C | 9.2 in 234 mm | — | 6 |
| May | 72°F 22°C | 57°F 14°C | 8.5 in 215 mm | — | 2 |
| June | 84°F 29°C | 68°F 20°C | 5.1 in 131 mm | — | 10 |
| July | 88°F 31°C | 72°F 22°C | 4.0 in 101 mm | — | 11 |
| August | 85°F 29°C | 65°F 19°C | 1.3 in 34 mm | — | 17 |
| September | 83°F 28°C | 59°F 15°C | 3.6 in 90 mm | — | 19 |
| October | 69°F 20°C | 50°F 10°C | 4.7 in 120 mm | — | 17 |
| November | 56°F 13°C | 39°F 4°C | 3.2 in 82 mm | 0.6 in16 mm | 11 |
| December | 46°F 8°C | 31°F -1°C | 1.8 in 45 mm | 8.9 in227 mm | 3 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 12 | 1 |
| February | 8 | 3 |
| March | 7 | 5 |
| April | 6 | 8 |
| May | 2 | 8 |
| June | 10 | 7 |
| July | 11 | 7 |
| August | 17 | 2 |
| September | 19 | 4 |
| October | 17 | 2 |
| November | 11 | 3 |
| December | 3 | 0 |