Elizabethtown climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,174 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elizabethtown?

The hottest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 41.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Elizabethtown?

The coldest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Elizabethtown?

Yes. Elizabethtown gets on average 31.3 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Elizabethtown warmed?

Yes: Elizabethtown warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Elizabethtown?

The wettest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2006, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Elizabethtown?

The windiest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Elizabethtown?

The warmest month in Elizabethtown is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown receives on average 1,174 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Elizabethtown (United States) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,174 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.

Elizabethtown averages 76 frost days, 56 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.

Elizabethtown has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 86 to 66 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 29 June 2012) and the coldest -29.4 °C (on 19 January 1994).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

ElizabethtownKentucky

coords: 37.69°, -85.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthMarchDriest monthOctober

Mean daily temperature

13.7°C

Average daily high

18.9°C

Average daily low

9.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,174mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.7km/h

Seasonal range

24.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

76 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

56 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

126 d/yr

Annual snowfall

31.3 cm

Average feels-like high

18.2 °C

Average feels-like low

7.2 °C

Average peak gust

35.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

56 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

41.4 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest day

-29.4 °C

19 January 1994

Wettest day

108 mm

23 September 2006

Windiest day

47.0 km/h

14 September 2008

Strongest gust

111.6 km/h

3 March 1953

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

29 June 2012

Coldest feels-like

-34.3 °C

19 January 1994

Snowiest day

33.7 cm

22 March 1968

Sunniest day

14.3 h

9 June 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.6 °C19 August 2025	-15.7 °C22 January 2025	14.5 °C	1,558 mm	66	75
2024	36.6 °C29 August 2024	-18.3 °C17 January 2024	15.3 °C	1,317 mm	69	50
2023	36.6 °C25 August 2023	-7.5 °C4 February 2023	15.4 °C	1,023 mm	51	39
2022	37.0 °C5 July 2022	-21.7 °C23 December 2022	14.5 °C	1,224 mm	67	82
2021	33.7 °C26 August 2021	-13.7 °C20 February 2021	14.6 °C	1,322 mm	48	73
2020	33.5 °C18 July 2020	-10.1 °C25 December 2020	14.6 °C	1,397 mm	46	50
2019	36.2 °C13 September 2019	-14.6 °C31 January 2019	14.9 °C	1,560 mm	83	63
2018	35.2 °C4 July 2018	-17.2 °C16 January 2018	14.5 °C	1,531 mm	73	71
2017	36.5 °C22 July 2017	-14.1 °C8 January 2017	15.2 °C	1,265 mm	54	55
2016	34.6 °C16 June 2016	-16.1 °C24 January 2016	15.0 °C	1,235 mm	70	62
2015	34.6 °C3 August 2015	-23.0 °C20 February 2015	14.6 °C	1,373 mm	58	70
2014	34.9 °C1 July 2014	-18.3 °C7 January 2014	13.2 °C	1,109 mm	56	81
2013	34.5 °C30 August 2013	-11.2 °C1 February 2013	13.6 °C	1,177 mm	43	89
2012	41.4 °C29 June 2012	-8.9 °C14 January 2012	15.6 °C	929 mm	76	57
2011	38.2 °C3 September 2011	-16.5 °C10 February 2011	14.6 °C	1,549 mm	71	63
2010	37.1 °C4 August 2010	-15.3 °C31 January 2010	14.3 °C	924 mm	95	82
2009	33.6 °C25 June 2009	-17.3 °C16 January 2009	13.6 °C	1,221 mm	26	66
2008	36.6 °C21 July 2008	-15.3 °C22 December 2008	13.9 °C	1,138 mm	72	80
2007	39.1 °C16 August 2007	-14.0 °C5 February 2007	15.2 °C	1,006 mm	85	74
2006	35.6 °C2 July 2006	-13.1 °C19 February 2006	14.4 °C	1,340 mm	43	62
2005	35.5 °C13 August 2005	-12.8 °C18 January 2005	14.4 °C	1,023 mm	68	72
2004	33.7 °C13 July 2004	-18.8 °C25 December 2004	14.0 °C	1,375 mm	30	68
2003	34.3 °C4 July 2003	-18.1 °C24 January 2003	13.4 °C	1,330 mm	39	77
2002	35.8 °C4 August 2002	-12.1 °C20 January 2002	14.3 °C	1,321 mm	62	72
2001	34.7 °C8 July 2001	-17.0 °C21 January 2001	14.3 °C	1,118 mm	53	63
2000	35.6 °C9 August 2000	-15.3 °C22 December 2000	13.8 °C	1,013 mm	46	83
1999	39.7 °C30 July 1999	-16.7 °C5 January 1999	14.7 °C	943 mm	69	60
1998	36.7 °C6 September 1998	-11.6 °C25 December 1998	15.2 °C	1,159 mm	81	49
1997	36.0 °C27 July 1997	-20.5 °C12 January 1997	12.9 °C	1,361 mm	37	73
1996	34.4 °C30 June 1996	-18.7 °C4 February 1996	12.9 °C	1,549 mm	35	87
1995	35.6 °C30 August 1995	-15.8 °C12 February 1995	13.7 °C	1,221 mm	58	85
1994	35.8 °C5 July 1994	-29.4 °C19 January 1994	13.9 °C	1,297 mm	64	64
1993	35.7 °C28 July 1993	-16.1 °C30 December 1993	13.2 °C	1,173 mm	64	85
1992	34.6 °C13 July 1992	-16.1 °C16 January 1992	13.3 °C	1,071 mm	24	71
1991	36.3 °C2 August 1991	-13.5 °C16 February 1991	14.5 °C	1,136 mm	69	72
1990	37.7 °C10 July 1990	-13.4 °C24 December 1990	14.7 °C	1,435 mm	57	53
1989	35.4 °C4 August 1989	-24.0 °C22 December 1989	13.1 °C	1,362 mm	46	84
1988	39.3 °C8 July 1988	-16.8 °C13 February 1988	13.4 °C	1,041 mm	70	86
1987	37.3 °C22 August 1987	-13.3 °C27 January 1987	14.1 °C	978 mm	68	70
1986	36.2 °C25 July 1986	-19.3 °C13 February 1986	14.1 °C	1,137 mm	59	66
1985	35.3 °C20 July 1985	-26.9 °C20 January 1985	13.4 °C	1,088 mm	39	79
1984	34.0 °C12 June 1984	-22.8 °C21 January 1984	13.4 °C	1,367 mm	56	76
1983	38.3 °C20 August 1983	-21.2 °C25 December 1983	13.4 °C	1,166 mm	79	76
1982	33.2 °C4 August 1982	-22.0 °C17 January 1982	13.4 °C	1,258 mm	24	77
1981	33.5 °C9 July 1981	-16.8 °C12 February 1981	13.0 °C	1,130 mm	30	85
1980	39.1 °C16 July 1980	-20.6 °C3 March 1980	13.2 °C	956 mm	73	89
1979	33.2 °C8 August 1979	-21.6 °C2 February 1979	12.5 °C	1,611 mm	21	86
1978	36.5 °C27 June 1978	-20.9 °C5 March 1978	12.5 °C	1,283 mm	58	84
1977	35.0 °C8 July 1977	-22.0 °C17 January 1977	13.4 °C	1,242 mm	60	75
1976	35.2 °C24 July 1976	-21.3 °C9 January 1976	12.6 °C	1,065 mm	32	88
1975	35.0 °C20 June 1975	-11.0 °C18 December 1975	14.0 °C	1,327 mm	68	68
1974	34.1 °C27 July 1974	-9.4 °C26 February 1974	13.7 °C	1,215 mm	41	62
1973	34.3 °C2 September 1973	-17.3 °C12 January 1973	14.1 °C	1,358 mm	49	67
1972	34.6 °C23 July 1972	-21.8 °C16 January 1972	13.1 °C	1,222 mm	42	81
1971	35.0 °C27 June 1971	-21.4 °C14 February 1971	13.7 °C	956 mm	43	74
1970	36.5 °C2 July 1970	-24.5 °C10 January 1970	13.2 °C	1,049 mm	61	88
1969	35.1 °C5 July 1969	-14.8 °C5 January 1969	12.6 °C	1,020 mm	44	95
1968	35.2 °C1 July 1968	-21.1 °C8 January 1968	12.9 °C	883 mm	55	92
1967	32.9 °C14 June 1967	-17.7 °C25 February 1967	13.0 °C	1,151 mm	23	81
1966	38.1 °C13 July 1966	-24.8 °C30 January 1966	12.7 °C	1,165 mm	58	79
1965	37.1 °C24 July 1965	-20.7 °C17 January 1965	13.6 °C	980 mm	57	78
1964	37.6 °C3 August 1964	-16.5 °C14 January 1964	13.8 °C	1,064 mm	72	83
1963	35.2 °C9 June 1963	-23.7 °C24 January 1963	12.9 °C	798 mm	49	84
1962	37.7 °C20 August 1962	-20.9 °C10 January 1962	13.2 °C	1,006 mm	68	84
1961	34.2 °C1 July 1961	-20.1 °C28 January 1961	13.0 °C	1,256 mm	49	72
1960	35.8 °C5 September 1960	-19.0 °C6 March 1960	12.7 °C	943 mm	59	103
1959	35.7 °C30 June 1959	-18.8 °C5 January 1959	13.9 °C	1,131 mm	74	83
1958	34.3 °C13 June 1958	-21.0 °C17 February 1958	12.3 °C	1,076 mm	44	91
1957	35.4 °C30 August 1957	-14.4 °C17 January 1957	14.0 °C	1,359 mm	50	67
1956	35.6 °C5 August 1956	-9.8 °C9 January 1956	13.9 °C	1,187 mm	48	65
1955	35.2 °C9 September 1955	-15.3 °C12 February 1955	13.9 °C	1,136 mm	71	88
1954	39.7 °C14 July 1954	-19.7 °C13 January 1954	14.4 °C	836 mm	87	70
1953	38.3 °C2 September 1953	-16.7 °C18 December 1953	14.7 °C	819 mm	89	67
1952	40.5 °C27 July 1952	-13.4 °C30 January 1952	14.4 °C	851 mm	94	63
1951	36.0 °C2 June 1951	-26.3 °C2 February 1951	13.1 °C	1,390 mm	57	77
1950	33.3 °C26 June 1950	-17.3 °C25 November 1950	12.9 °C	1,695 mm	16	96
1949	33.8 °C27 July 1949	-12.5 °C1 February 1949	14.2 °C	1,276 mm	52	62
1948	36.6 °C26 August 1948	-22.9 °C26 January 1948	13.4 °C	1,334 mm	55	72
1947	37.2 °C6 August 1947	-14.6 °C5 February 1947	12.8 °C	903 mm	55	102
1946	33.5 °C24 July 1946	-11.0 °C27 January 1946	14.2 °C	1,152 mm	26	60
1945	36.0 °C24 July 1945	-19.5 °C1 February 1945	13.3 °C	1,167 mm	54	83
1944	37.0 °C27 June 1944	-12.0 °C13 February 1944	13.5 °C	991 mm	58	87
1943	37.5 °C25 August 1943	-20.5 °C8 March 1943	12.7 °C	797 mm	64	93
1942	35.8 °C2 August 1942	-24.3 °C8 January 1942	12.7 °C	1,125 mm	34	92
1941	34.5 °C30 July 1941	-14.0 °C18 March 1941	13.1 °C	897 mm	52	96
1940	36.5 °C29 July 1940	-23.0 °C26 January 1940	11.9 °C	1,013 mm	44	92

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

19.8 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

+10

Frost days (< 0 °C)

75 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

1558 mm

+384 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	3.4 °C	-2.1 °C	116 mm	+21 mm
Feb	10.0 °C	+1.9 °C	172 mm	+74 mm
Mar	17.9 °C	+4.5 °C	165 mm	+48 mm
Apr	21.1 °C	+1.8 °C	257 mm	+141 mm
May	22.6 °C	-1.5 °C	203 mm	+86 mm
Jun	29.1 °C	+0.4 °C	129 mm	+33 mm
Jul	31.6 °C	+1.2 °C	126 mm	+25 mm
Aug	29.5 °C	-0.4 °C	39 mm	-42 mm
Sep	28.2 °C	+1.7 °C	93 mm	+9 mm
Oct	21.2 °C	+0.8 °C	119 mm	+44 mm
Nov	14.1 °C	+1.0 °C	78 mm	-16 mm
Dec	8.1 °C	+0.5 °C	62 mm	-38 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.6 °C

19 Aug 2025

Coldest day

-15.7 °C

22 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.1 mm

3 Apr 2025

Windiest day

36.3 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

88.6 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-20.7 °C

20 Jan 2025

Snowiest day

12.7 cm

11 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

14.3 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.7 °C and it receives 1,174 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elizabethtown?

The hottest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 29 June 2012, reaching 41.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Elizabethtown?

The coldest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 19 January 1994, at -29.4 °C.

Does it snow in Elizabethtown?

Yes. Elizabethtown gets on average 31.3 cm of snow per year and has around 76 frost days.

Has the climate of Elizabethtown warmed?

Yes: Elizabethtown warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Elizabethtown?

The wettest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2006, with 108 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Elizabethtown?

The windiest day measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 2008, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Elizabethtown?

The warmest month in Elizabethtown is July (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown receives on average 1,174 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Elizabethtown?

Elizabethtown gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elizabethtown?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elizabethtown between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1968, with 33.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Elizabethtown?

Yes: Elizabethtown has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elizabethtown?

In Elizabethtown, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 29 June 2012, and the lowest was -34.3 °C on 19 January 1994.

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