Murray weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Murray, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at MURRAY, 2 km from Murray; records cover 1926–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 58.1 in1475 mm
- Snow a year
- 6 in17 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 31
- First fall freeze
- Nov 2
- Heating degree days
- 3,860
- Cooling degree days
- 1,638
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Murray in January
Highs average 46°8° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1943)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 883
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Murray in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1962)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 685
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Murray in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 5.5 in141 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1929)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 491
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Murray in April
Highs average 71°22° and lows 48°9°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1987)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 208
- Cooling degree days
- 42
Murray in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 5.8 in146 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1926)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 148
Murray in June
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°19°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 328
Murray in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1926)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 439
Murray in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 67°20°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 406
Murray in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°16°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1954)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 217
Murray in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 207
- Cooling degree days
- 46
Murray in November
Highs average 58°15° and lows 38°3°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1930)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 514
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Murray in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1951)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 789
- Cooling degree days
- 0