The climate of Louisville (Kentucky
- United States of America)
Louisville is located in the northern part of Kentucky and is the
largest city in this state. Louisville is located in the vicinity of
the border with the state of Indiana. The Ohio River forms the natural
border between these two states. A large number of bourbon
distilleries can be found in the city, about one third of all the
bourbon comes from Louisville. Just outside the city Fort Knox can be
found. This Fort is well known because it holds the largest amount of
the Nation’s gold supply. Louisville is internationally known for the
Kentucky Derby. Louisville has a warm maritime climate with
characteristics of a warm continental climate, the city is located in
an area where these two climate types change into each other. During
the winter longer periods with subzero temperatures are not uncommon.
During the summer temperatures may rise up to 30 degrees Celsius (86
degrees Fahrenheit) or even higher. Precipitation is quite evenly
spread out over the year. Louisville is located in Tornado Alley, so
there is a risk of tornadoes here.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Louisville:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
5
-5
5
11
n/a
February
7
-5
5
11
n/a
March
14
2
6
13
n/a
April
20
7
7
12
n/a
May
25
12
8
12
n/a
June
29
17
10
10
n/a
July
31
19
9
10
n/a
August
30
18
9
9
n/a
September
27
14
8
8
n/a
October
21
7
7
8
n/a
November
14
3
5
11
n/a
December
7
-2
4
12
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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