Climateby Month

Bowling Green, KY climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 528 ft elevation

Bowling Green has hot and oppressively humid summers and chilly winters. Highs peak at 90°F in July and fall to 46°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 8 to 12 a month. Normal snowfall is about 8.5 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is April.

Warmest month
90°F
July normal high
Coldest month
28°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
126
50.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
8.5 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Bowling Green?

Normal highs range from 46°F in January to 90°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 46°F (8°C), low 28°F (-2°C) 46° 28° February: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 31°F (-1°C) March: normal high 60°F (16°C), low 38°F (3°C) April: normal high 71°F (22°C), low 47°F (8°C) May: normal high 79°F (26°C), low 57°F (14°C) June: normal high 87°F (31°C), low 66°F (19°C) July: normal high 90°F (32°C), low 70°F (21°C) 90° 70° August: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 68°F (20°C) September: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 60°F (16°C) October: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 48°F (9°C) November: normal high 59°F (15°C), low 38°F (3°C) December: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 32°F (0°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Bowling Green?

March has the most wet days (about 12); the year brings about 50 in of precipitation.

January: 11 wet days February: 11 wet days March: 12 wet days 12 April: 12 wet days May: 12 wet days June: 11 wet days July: 11 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 8 wet days 8 October: 9 wet days November: 10 wet days December: 12 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 8.5 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 3.2 in of snow 3.2 February: 2.9 in of snow March: 1.4 in of snow April: 0.1 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.0 in of snow November: 0.1 in of snow December: 0.8 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Bowling Green?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 25 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 6 muggy days June: 17 muggy days July: 25 muggy days 25 August: 21 muggy days September: 10 muggy days October: 2 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Bow Grn-Warren Co. Rgnl Airport, 2.1 mi SSE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.7 hours in December to 14.7 hours in June.

January: 10.0 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.2 hours of daylight June: 14.7 hours of daylight 14.7 July: 14.4 hours of daylight August: 13.5 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.2 hours of daylight December: 9.7 hours of daylight 9.7 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Bowling Green, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 46°F28°F 3.6 in11 3.2 in 0 10.0 h
February 51°F31°F 4.1 in11 2.9 in 0 10.8 h
March 60°F38°F 4.5 in12 1.4 in 0 12.0 h
April 71°F47°F 4.8 in12 0.1 in 0 13.2 h
May 79°F57°F 5.0 in12 0.0 in 6 14.2 h
June 87°F66°F 4.5 in11 0.0 in 17 14.7 h
July 90°F70°F 4.3 in11 0.0 in 25 14.4 h
August 89°F68°F 3.9 in9 0.0 in 21 13.5 h
September 83°F60°F 3.6 in8 0.0 in 10 12.4 h
October 72°F48°F 3.6 in9 0.0 in 2 11.2 h
November 59°F38°F 3.7 in10 0.1 in 0 10.2 h
December 49°F32°F 4.3 in12 0.8 in 0 9.7 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Bowling Green

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 382711
Feb 45467
Mar 591072
Apr 701680
May 651181
Jun 503710
Jul 431716
Aug 431615
Sep 55866
Oct 651560
Nov 53862
Dec 39287

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Bowling Green

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 5, and the first fall frost around Oct 31, leaving 208 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Bowling Green
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 5after Apr 21
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 31before Oct 20
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 24after Apr 7
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 10before Oct 30
Frost-free season208 daysunder 187 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Bowling Green Warren Co Airport (USW00093808), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Kentucky.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 110°F (June 29, 2012); the lowest was -11°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates and humidity and wind by hour: Bowling Green Warren Co Airport (USW00093808), 2.1 mi SSE of the city center, 523 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Bow Grn-Warren Co. Rgnl Airport (746716-93808), 2.1 mi SSE of the city center, 523 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: cloud cover (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error