Frankfort weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Frankfort, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Frankfort Capital City Airport, 4 km from Frankfort; records cover 1996–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.3 in1202 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 20
- Heating degree days
- 4,387
- Cooling degree days
- 1,330
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
Frankfort in January
Highs average 43°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2020)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 958
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frankfort in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2017)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 762
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frankfort in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 35°2°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2026)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 586
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Frankfort in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2007)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 277
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Frankfort in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 54°12°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 92
- Cooling degree days
- 109
Frankfort in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 42°6° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 269
Frankfort in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 378
Frankfort in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2007)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 345
Frankfort in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2011)
- Record low
- 35°2° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 166
Frankfort in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 261
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Frankfort in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 3.4 in85 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 567
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Frankfort in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 29°−1°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2016)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 836
- Cooling degree days
- 0