Ghent weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Ghent, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Warsaw Markland Dam, 10 km from Ghent; records cover 1959–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.8 in1215 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 17
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 4,697
- Cooling degree days
- 1,155
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 94°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Ghent in January
Highs average 42°6° and lows 23°−5°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1967)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 999
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ghent in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 26°−4°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2018)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 815
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Ghent in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 33°0°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2012)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 651
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Ghent in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°6°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1960)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 318
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Ghent in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 53°12°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1962)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 109
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Ghent in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°16°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 230
Ghent in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1988)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 345
Ghent in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 313
Ghent in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 44
- Cooling degree days
- 143
Ghent in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 278
- Cooling degree days
- 23
Ghent in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1961)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 598
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Ghent in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 28°−2°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2015)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 871
- Cooling degree days
- 0