Cumberland weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Cumberland, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Big Stone Gap, 23 km from Cumberland; records cover 1990–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 56 in1423 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in23 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,663
- Cooling degree days
- 862
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Cumberland in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−5°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2020)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 964
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cumberland in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1996)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 777
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cumberland in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2007)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 628
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cumberland in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 41°5°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1990)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 335
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Cumberland in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 51°10°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1991)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 127
- Cooling degree days
- 56
Cumberland in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Cumberland in July
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 265
Cumberland in August
Highs average 83°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1991)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 238
Cumberland in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1998)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 48
- Cooling degree days
- 113
Cumberland in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2007)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 303
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Cumberland in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2003)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 606
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Cumberland in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2001)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 857
- Cooling degree days
- 0