Manchester weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Manchester, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Oneida, 17 km from Manchester; records cover 2004–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 51.5 in1308 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in22 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 11
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 4,335
- Cooling degree days
- 1,114
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 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Manchester in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2020)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 936
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Manchester in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 741
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Manchester in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 33°1°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2012)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 578
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Manchester in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 42°5°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2010)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 297
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Manchester in May
Highs average 76°25° and lows 53°11°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 98
- Cooling degree days
- 81
Manchester in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2022)
- Record low
- 45°7° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 215
Manchester in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 65°19°, with 5.6 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2012)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 321
Manchester in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2007)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 301
Manchester in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2011)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 38
- Cooling degree days
- 156
Manchester in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 44°7°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Manchester in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 33°1°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2004)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2008)
- Heating degree days
- 566
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Manchester in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2015)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 818
- Cooling degree days
- 0