Elizabethtown weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elizabethtown, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. No nearby active station has official 1991–2020 normals, so these are forecast.blue’s own averages computed from daily observations at Fort Knox Godman Aaf, 23 km from Elizabethtown, over its available record (1920–2026) — not an NCEI normal; records cover 1920–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 46 in1168 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 9
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 5°−15° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elizabethtown in January
Highs average 42°5° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1950)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1962)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 35°2°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 46°8°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1952)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 55°13°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1921)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1953)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in July
Highs average 87°30° and lows 68°20°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1952)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1962)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1954)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 36°2°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1961)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1970)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- —
- Cooling degree days
- —
Elizabethtown station, 1893–1964: records and averages
This station is no longer reporting, but its 1893–1964 record is the longest and most local history available. These are its own averages over its own period of record — not NCEI normals, and not the same station as the computed averages above.
January
Average high 43°6°, low 23°−5°, 4.8 in122 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1960); record low −23°−31° (1963).
February
Average high 46°8°, low 25°−4°, 4 in102 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1961); record low −10°−23° (1895).
March
Average high 56°13°, low 33°0°, 3.8 in97 mm precipitation.
Record high 86°30° (1895); record low −13°−25° (1960).
April
Average high 69°21°, low 44°7°, 4.1 in104 mm precipitation.
Record high 90°32° (1894); record low 24°−4° (1957).
May
Average high 77°25°, low 52°11°, 4.6 in117 mm precipitation.
Record high 95°35° (1959); record low 26°−3° (1963).
June
Average high 85°29°, low 60°16°, 3.6 in91 mm precipitation.
Record high 97°36° (1894); record low 40°4° (1956).
July
Average high 87°31°, low 64°18°, 5.3 in135 mm precipitation.
Record high 97°36° (1895); record low 50°10° (1957).
August
Average high 88°31°, low 64°18°, 3.3 in84 mm precipitation.
Record high 97°36° (1894); record low 45°7° (1956).
September
Average high 83°28°, low 57°14°, 2.8 in71 mm precipitation.
Record high 97°36° (1957); record low 28°−2° (1895).
October
Average high 71°21°, low 44°7°, 2.6 in66 mm precipitation.
Record high 90°32° (1959); record low 21°−6° (1962).
November
Average high 56°14°, low 34°1°, 3.8 in97 mm precipitation.
Record high 80°27° (1958); record low 6°−14° (1958).
December
Average high 47°8°, low 27°−3°, 4 in102 mm precipitation.
Record high 70°21° (1956); record low −8°−22° (1960).