Russell Springs weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Russell Springs, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Jamestown Wwtp, 5 km from Russell Springs; records cover 1971–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 57 in1448 mm
- Snow a year
- 5 in12 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 18
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 4,541
- Cooling degree days
- 1,082
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
Russell Springs in January
Highs average 44°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 5.5 in139 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2002)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 961
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell Springs in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2017)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 770
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russell Springs in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1983)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 607
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Russell Springs in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 42°6°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1995)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 320
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Russell Springs in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 53°12°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2006)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 110
- Cooling degree days
- 85
Russell Springs in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 61°16°, with 5 in126 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 216
Russell Springs in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 65°18°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1980)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 324
Russell Springs in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1980)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 286
Russell Springs in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 4.6 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 50
- Cooling degree days
- 131
Russell Springs in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 45°7°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2019)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 279
- Cooling degree days
- 22
Russell Springs in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1987)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 598
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Russell Springs in December
Highs average 47°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 5 in128 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 831
- Cooling degree days
- 0