Kentucky · county areal climate 1951–2025

Harlan County, KY

A 54.3°F / 53.7" normal · 2025 ran +0.8°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +2°F (53.5°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 4th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 75% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

54.3°F
annual mean · 53.7" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.8°F
55.1°F · 59.7" (111% of normal)

Warmest Year

56.3°F
2024 · coldest 50.9°F (1976)

Wettest Year

68.4in
2020 · driest 36.2" (2007)

Hottest Day

99.0°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-22.0°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

4.72in
Mar 12 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
38°
F
45°
M
54°
A
62°
M
69°
J
73°
J
72°
A
66°
S
56°
O
45°
N
37°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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