Crestview Hills, KY climate
Crestview Hills has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Crestview Hills feels like
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Crestview Hills weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 23° | 3.3" | 7.7" | 13 | 8 | 23° – 41° |
| February | 44° | 26° | 3.1" | 6.7" | 12 | 6 | 22° – 44° |
| March | 53° | 34° | 4.1" | 3.4" | 13 | 2 | 37° – 56° |
| April | 66° | 43° | 4.6" | 0.4" | 13 | 0 | 49° – 60° |
| May | 75° | 53° | 4.9" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 58° – 72° |
| June | 83° | 62° | 4.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 67° – 75° |
| July | 86° | 65° | 4.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| August | 85° | 64° | 3.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70° – 81° |
| September | 79° | 57° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 64° – 74° |
| October | 67° | 45° | 3.3" | 0.2" | 9 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| November | 54° | 35° | 3.2" | 0.8" | 10 | 1 | 38° – 50° |
| December | 44° | 28° | 3.7" | 4.1" | 12 | 4 | 24° – 46° |
| Year | 64° | 44° | 46.0" | 23.3" | 136 | 22 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Crestview Hills
Crestview Hills gets 46 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 136 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 22 days of the year.
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 188 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 62% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Crestview Hills
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Crestview Hills, 81% of that work is heating and 19% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Crestview Hills and its neighbors
Crestview Hills borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Fort Mitchell has the coldest January nights (23°) and Fort Wright the hottest July afternoons (87°). Crestview Hills’s January low is 23° and its July high 86°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Crestview Hills compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Crestview Hills averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.4°). The shift is larger than in 51% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Crestview Hills’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Crestview Hills’s climate
What is the coldest month in Crestview Hills?
January, with a typical high of 39° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Crestview Hills?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 65°. About 22 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Crestview Hills get?
About 23 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Crestview Hills?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 18.
What is the rainiest month in Crestview Hills?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 46 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Crestview Hills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cincinnati Northern Ky Airport, KY (6 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.