Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0More precipitation falls on Beattyville than on 84% of U.S. towns: 50 inches a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 26°. Its January nights stay gentler than in 65% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 0.4° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with December up the most. The outdoor season runs from April to June and September to October, with highs of 69–84°.
A year in Beattyville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Beattyville’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Beattyville’s place in Kentucky beside it.
What a year in Beattyville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 192 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 12 and the first by October 25. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Beattyville 4n, KY, 3 miles from the town’s center, 230 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Beattyville’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 0°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 18 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Heidelberg, KY, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 50 inches a year; July is the wettest month and November the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 146 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Beattyville
81% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Beattyville 4n, KY.
Living with Beattyville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
192 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Apr 12 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 25.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, June, September and October. 0.3 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Beattyville from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (59%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 14%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Beattyville and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Beattyville yet.
Climates most like Beattyville’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beattyville, KY | 26° | 87° | 50" | 18" |
| Hammonton, NJ | 25° | 87° | 47" | 19" |
| North Star, DE | 23° | 86° | 48" | 20" |
| Owings Mills, MD | 24° | 87° | 48" | 19" |
| Richboro, PA | 23° | 87° | 48" | 20" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Beattyville averaged 0.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.5°).
A smaller shift than in all but 117 U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Beattyville compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Beattyville’s place among Kentucky’s.
Beattyville weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Beattyville’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Heidelberg, KY. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 26° | 3.7" | 6.7" | 15 | 6 | 27° – 43° |
| February | 49° | 28° | 3.8" | 5.3" | 12 | 5 | 26° – 47° |
| March | 58° | 35° | 4.4" | 2.9" | 14 | 2 | 39° – 58° |
| April | 69° | 43° | 4.4" | 0.1" | 13 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| May | 77° | 52° | 5.1" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 58° – 71° |
| June | 84° | 61° | 4.9" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| July | 87° | 65° | 5.3" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 71° – 79° |
| August | 86° | 64° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 71° – 80° |
| September | 81° | 57° | 3.6" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 64° – 75° |
| October | 70° | 45° | 3.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 0 | 54° – 62° |
| November | 58° | 35° | 3.2" | 0.4" | 11 | 0 | 40° – 52° |
| December | 48° | 29° | 4.3" | 2.8" | 14 | 3 | 27° – 49° |
| Year | 67° | 45° | 50.1" | 18.2" | 146 | 16 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 27° to 49°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Beattyville’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Beattyville’s center.
- Snow: Heidelberg, KY.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Beattyville 4n, KY, 3 miles from the town’s center, 230 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Beattyville’s climate
What is the weather like in Beattyville?
A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 65% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 59% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Beattyville in winter?
January nights average 26°. About 98 nights a year reach 32° or below and 1 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 27°.
How much snow does Beattyville get?
About 18 inches in a normal winter at Heidelberg, KY, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 16 days a year.
How hot does it get in Beattyville?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 65°. About 15 days a year reach 90° (Beattyville 4n, KY).
When is the first and last frost in Beattyville?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 12 and the first fall frost by October 25, about 192 frost-free days, at Beattyville 4n, KY.
What growing zone is Beattyville in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 0°.
What is the best time of year to visit Beattyville?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, June, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Beattyville getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.4° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than all but 117 U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Beattyville.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.