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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Todd County / Elkton / Zip Codes
Elkton, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with most of it occurring during the spring and summer months. The average annual temperature is around 64°F (18°C), with July being the hottest month, averaging 79°F (26°C). January is the coldest month, with an average low of just 34°F (1°C). Snowfall typically occurs during December to February in Elkton, KY.

Elkton, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elkton averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Elkton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elkton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elkton is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

7.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Elkton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElkton, KentuckyUnited States
  51.0 in.38.1 in.
  7.0 in.27.8 in.
  110.5 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  89.3°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.27
  4.74.3
  623 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Elkton with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Elkton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elkton are May, September and October.
In Elkton, there are 41.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elkton with an average of 25.5°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Elkton, there are 86.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Elkton, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Elkton during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Elkton.
May is the wettest month in Elkton with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.0 inches in Elkton means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Elkton with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 110.5 rainy days annually in Elkton, which is less rainy than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.0 inches in Elkton means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Elkton with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Renee · Monticello, KY
Elkton
Over 15 years ago

I agree that Elkton is a great place to raise your children. I lived there many years and 2 of my children were born there, we moved about 2 years ago and my babies  More

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rick · Elkton, KY
Great place to live and raise a family
Over 18 years ago

Elkton is a small town twenty minutes east of Hopkinsville, KY, twenty minutes northeast of Clarksville, TN, 45 minutes west of Bowling Green, KY, and one hour northwest  More

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