McDowell weather by month
What a typical year looks like in McDowell, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Prestonsburg 3wsw, 23 km from McDowell; records cover 2009–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 0 in0 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 22
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 4,706
- Cooling degree days
- 1,022
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 6°−14° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
McDowell in January
Highs average 44°6° and lows 23°−5°, with — of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (2020)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 985
- Cooling degree days
- 0
McDowell in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−4°, with — of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2018)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 792
- Cooling degree days
- 0
McDowell in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°−1°, with — of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2026)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 0
McDowell in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 40°4°, with — of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2010)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 331
- Cooling degree days
- 15
McDowell in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°11°, with — of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2022)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 111
- Cooling degree days
- 68
McDowell in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with — of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 193
McDowell in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with — of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 50°10° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 313
McDowell in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with — of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2024)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2025)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 277
McDowell in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with — of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 54
- Cooling degree days
- 137
McDowell in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 44°7°, with — of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2019)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 304
- Cooling degree days
- 19
McDowell in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with — of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2024)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 613
- Cooling degree days
- 0
McDowell in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 27°−3°, with — of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2015)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 860
- Cooling degree days
- 0