Leitchfield weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Leitchfield, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Nolin River Lake, 23 km from Leitchfield; records cover 1964–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.9 in1368 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in12 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 19
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,279
- Cooling degree days
- 1,410
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 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Leitchfield in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 24°−4°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2013)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 930
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Leitchfield in February
Highs average 51°10° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation and 2.2 in5.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1997)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 751
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Leitchfield in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 33°1°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 584
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Leitchfield in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 42°5°, with 5.1 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1989)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 286
- Cooling degree days
- 28
Leitchfield in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 52°11°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 93
- Cooling degree days
- 116
Leitchfield in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 61°16°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2012)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 280
Leitchfield in July
Highs average 91°33° and lows 64°18°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2012)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Leitchfield in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 63°17°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2007)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1992)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 360
Leitchfield in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 56°13°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2011)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 187
Leitchfield in OctoberThis month
Highs average 73°23° and lows 44°7°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2019)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 38
Leitchfield in November
Highs average 60°16° and lows 34°1°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2016)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 537
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Leitchfield in December
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 814
- Cooling degree days
- 0