Lancaster weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Lancaster, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Crab Orchard 6 N, 19 km from Lancaster; records cover 1979–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.6 in1284 mm
- Snow a year
- 7 in19 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 24
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 4,129
- Cooling degree days
- 1,161
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Lancaster in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2002)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 908
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lancaster in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1996)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 710
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Lancaster in March
Highs average 59°15° and lows 36°2°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2026)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 548
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Lancaster in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 45°7°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1986)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 255
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Lancaster in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 54°12°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 90
- Cooling degree days
- 99
Lancaster in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 226
Lancaster in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 320
Lancaster in August
Highs average 85°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.6 in92 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1988)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 291
Lancaster in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2011)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 154
Lancaster in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 240
- Cooling degree days
- 32
Lancaster in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 37°3°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 528
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Lancaster in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 30°−1°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1982)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 798
- Cooling degree days
- 0