Mount Sterling (KY) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Mount Sterling

Mount Sterling average temperature chart (Celsius) Mount Sterling average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Mount Sterling (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 4.2 6.8 13 18.6 23.5 27.9 29.7 29.1 25.6 19.6 13.2 7
°F 39.5 44.3 55.3 65.6 74.3 82.3 85.4 84.3 78.1 67.3 55.7 44.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Mount Sterling monthly rainfall chart (mm) Mount Sterling monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Mount Sterling (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 88 86 111 101 114 103 132 102 88 68 91 97
inches 3.5 3.4 4.4 4 4.5 4.1 5.2 4 3.5 2.7 3.6 3.8
Rainy days 12 12 13 12 12 10 11 9 9 9 11 12

Average annual rainfall in Mount Sterling: 1133.766mm (446.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Mount Sterling

Mount Sterling average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Mount Sterling
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 4.3 4.9 6 7.4 8.3 9 8.9 8.5 7.6 6.7 4.5 3.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Mount Sterling average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Mount Sterling average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Mount Sterling (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.8 -4.1 1.4 6.1 10.8 15.4 17.7 17.1 13.5 6.9 2.2 -2.9
Max °C 4.4 7.1 13.3 19 23.8 28.3 30 29.4 25.9 19.9 13.5 7.3
Min °F 21.6 24.6 34.4 42.9 51.4 59.6 63.8 62.7 56.3 44.4 35.9 26.9
Max °F 30.7 34.7 45.1 54.5 63.1 71.2 74.8 73.8 67.5 56.1 46 36

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Mount Sterling average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Mount Sterling average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Mount Sterling in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.9 7 7.2 9.2 13.4 19.1 23.7 24.8 22.9 18.3 13.6 10
°F 46.2 44.7 44.9 48.5 56.2 66.4 74.7 76.7 73.1 64.9 56.6 50

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Mount Sterling average winspeed by month (km/h) Mount Sterling average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Mount Sterling (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 17 16 13 12 11 10 11 12 14 16
mph 10 10 10 10 8 7 7 7 7 8 9 10

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Mount Sterling relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Mount Sterling
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
72% 70% 65% 62% 68% 71% 73% 74% 74% 70% 71% 73%

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Mount Sterling weather stats

Mount Sterling weather statistics
Hottest month: July 29.7°C 85.5°F
Driest month: October 68mm 2.7ins
Sunniest month: August 8.5hrs
Coldest month: January 4.2°C 39.6°F
Wettest month: July 132mm 5.2ins
Warmest sea: August 24.8°C 76.6°F
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