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Weather in Payne Gap, KY · National Weather Service + NOAA

Payne Gap is snow country

Payne Gap has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 56° and a normal night drops to 33°.

Winter 46°/27°Spring 66°/42°Summer 82°/61°Fall 67°/44°
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Sunrise 6:57 am · sunset 5:31 pm

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What stands out about Payne Gap’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 38 inches a winter, more than 547 of 548 Kentucky towns.Cool summersJuly afternoons average 83°, cooler than 546 of 554 Kentucky towns.A short growing season183 frost-free days, from Apr 21 to Oct 22.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 95% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Payne Gap’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
46° / 27°
13 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
66° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 21
Summer
82° / 61°
2 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
67° / 44°
First frost around Oct 22
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 22). Last frost next spring: Apr 21
Best months to be outside
AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Payne Gap get?About 38 inches a winter.When is it wettest?July, with 5.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Payne Gap itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Clintwood 1w, VA (10 mi, snow) and Whitesburg 2se, KY (8 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.