Mount Sterling, KY has a humid subtropical climate with warm to hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months ranges from the mid-80s to the low 90s Fahrenheit and the average low temperatures range from the upper 50s to the low 70s. Winters are mild with average high temperatures ranging from the mid-40s to mid-50s and lows typically reaching into the 20s and 30s. The area also receives plenty of rainfall throughout the year, averaging around 42 inches annually.
Mount Sterling, Kentucky gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Mount Sterling averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Mount Sterling. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Mount Sterling gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year