Elk Creek weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elk Creek, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at LOUISVILLE WFO, 24 km from Elk Creek; records cover 1995–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.1 in1349 mm
- Snow a year
- 15 in38 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 9
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,280
- Cooling degree days
- 1,425
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 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elk Creek in January
Highs average 42°6° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2006)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 955
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elk Creek in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 29°−2°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2017)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 755
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elk Creek in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 574
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Elk Creek in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 46°8°, with 5.3 in136 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2007)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 268
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Elk Creek in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 56°13°, with 5.8 in147 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 126
Elk Creek in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Elk Creek in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1999)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 389
Elk Creek in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 67°19°, with 3.3 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2007)
- Record low
- 51°11° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 366
Elk Creek in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 39°4° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 33
- Cooling degree days
- 183
Elk Creek in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 233
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Elk Creek in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 38°3°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2016)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 542
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elk Creek in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2016)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 832
- Cooling degree days
- 0