Morehead, Kentucky Climate
United States
Pop. 7,045 Elev. 226 m / 742 ft
TZ: America/New_York (UTC-4) ·
Summers in Morehead are warm, with July highs around 87°F (31°C), while winters are frigid with January lows of 21°F (-6°C). Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to around 101°F (38°C). Expect around 76 rainy days annually (48.2 in / 1224 mm total), with snow on 4 days and 33 in (847 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 120 sunny days per year and around 50 thunderstorm days.
| Temperature | 87°F (31°C) high | 21°F (-6°C) low |
| Feels like | 101°F (38°C) high | 15°F (-10°C) low |
| Rain | 76 days | 48.2 in (1224 mm) /yr |
| Snow | 4 days | 33.3 in (847 mm) /yr |
| Sky | 120 sunny | 50 stormy |
| Wind | 2.7 mph (1.2 m/s) avg |
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Best months to visit: Mar, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Sky & Air by Month
Cloud cover (%)
56
Jan 66
Feb 58
Mar 73
Apr 70
May 56
Jun 56
Jul 39
Aug 42
Sep 39
Oct 56
Nov 74
Dec Humidity (%)
65
Jan 62
Feb 48
Mar 60
Apr 72
May 74
Jun 76
Jul 64
Aug 65
Sep 67
Oct 67
Nov 70
Dec Weather Days by Month
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Commercial airport 49 mi Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)
Ski resort 103 mi Perfect North Slopes
National park 36 mi Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Mountain peak
(5,181 ft) 155 mi Unaka Mountain
Hospital 1 mi Saint Claire Regional Medical Center
Hiking trail 1 mi Sheltowee Trace NRT Section 6
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Monthly Weather Data
↑ See chart| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Rainfall | Snowfall | Sunny Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F 2°C | 21°F -6°C | 2.7 in 68 mm | 13.1 in333 mm | 11 |
| February | 50°F 10°C | 31°F -1°C | 4.8 in 122 mm | 10.9 in278 mm | 6 |
| March | 64°F 18°C | 42°F 5°C | 3.5 in 89 mm | 0.4 in10 mm | 10 |
| April | 70°F 21°C | 50°F 10°C | 7.0 in 177 mm | — | 5 |
| May | 72°F 22°C | 57°F 14°C | 7.0 in 178 mm | — | 2 |
| June | 84°F 29°C | 67°F 20°C | 5.0 in 128 mm | — | 10 |
| July | 87°F 31°C | 72°F 22°C | 4.7 in 119 mm | — | 9 |
| August | 85°F 29°C | 65°F 19°C | 0.8 in 21 mm | — | 17 |
| September | 82°F 28°C | 59°F 15°C | 3.4 in 85 mm | — | 17 |
| October | 68°F 20°C | 49°F 9°C | 3.9 in 100 mm | — | 18 |
| November | 56°F 13°C | 39°F 4°C | 3.3 in 83 mm | 0.8 in19 mm | 12 |
| December | 46°F 8°C | 31°F -1°C | 2.2 in 55 mm | 8.1 in206 mm | 3 |
Weather Days by Month
↑ See chart| Month | Sunny Days | Storm Days |
|---|---|---|
| January | 11 | 1 |
| February | 6 | 3 |
| March | 10 | 3 |
| April | 5 | 6 |
| May | 2 | 7 |
| June | 10 | 10 |
| July | 9 | 8 |
| August | 17 | 0 |
| September | 17 | 5 |
| October | 18 | 3 |
| November | 12 | 4 |
| December | 3 | 0 |