Russellville weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Russellville, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Russellville, 2 km from Russellville; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.9 in1370 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 6
- First fall freeze
- Oct 25
- Heating degree days
- 4,259
- Cooling degree days
- 1,374
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Russellville in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 26°−3°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1943)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 928
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russellville in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 29°−2°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1917)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 741
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Russellville in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 36°2°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1929)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 564
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Russellville in April
Highs average 69°20° and lows 45°7°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1899)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 274
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Russellville in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 88
- Cooling degree days
- 121
Russellville in June
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 280
Russellville in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 68°20°, with 4.2 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1930)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Russellville in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 65°18°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2007)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 346
Russellville in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°14°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1925)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 169
Russellville in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 46°8°, with 4.1 in104 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1941)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 246
- Cooling degree days
- 33
Russellville in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 36°2°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2016)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 552
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Russellville in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 30°−1°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1984)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 817
- Cooling degree days
- 0