Paducah weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Paducah, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Paducah Barkley Regional Airport, 12 km from Paducah; records cover 1937–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 50.3 in1278 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in23 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 7
- First fall freeze
- Oct 26
- Heating degree days
- 3,926
- Cooling degree days
- 1,683
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 10°−12° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Paducah in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation and 2.7 in6.9 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1943)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 899
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paducah in February
Highs average 50°10° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1962)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 698
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Paducah in March
Highs average 60°15° and lows 38°3°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2026)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 504
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Paducah in April
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 5.2 in131 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1946)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 41
Paducah in May
Highs average 79°26° and lows 58°14°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1941)
- Record low
- 32°0° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 160
Paducah in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.5 in115 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 348
Paducah in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 69°21°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1942)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1947)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 454
Paducah in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°19°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1947)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 408
Paducah in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 59°15°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1939)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 209
Paducah in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 48°9°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 213
- Cooling degree days
- 49
Paducah in November
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1946)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 515
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Paducah in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 31°−1°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1951)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 791
- Cooling degree days
- 0