Morehead weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Morehead, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Cave Run Lake, 11 km from Morehead; records cover 1904–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.8 in1290 mm
- Snow a year
- 12 in31 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 12
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,729
- Cooling degree days
- 1,055
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 4°−16° (heating, 99%) and 96°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Morehead in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1943)
- Record low
- −28°−33° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 995
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Morehead in February
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation and 3 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1932)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 812
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Morehead in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1929)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 648
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Morehead in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 42°6°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1925)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 326
- Cooling degree days
- 20
Morehead in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1911)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 129
- Cooling degree days
- 82
Morehead in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 61°16°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1936)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 208
Morehead in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 5.9 in150 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1930)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 311
Morehead in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 63°17°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1936)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 274
Morehead in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1925)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 134
Morehead in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 45°7°, with 3.4 in87 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2007)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 291
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Morehead in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°2°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1948)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 590
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Morehead in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 862
- Cooling degree days
- 0