Climate · Hawesville

Hawesville, KY climate

Hawesville has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
88°
197th hottest of 554 Kentucky towns
January low
26°
164th mildest of 554 Kentucky towns
Rain + melted snow
50 in
255th driest of 554 Kentucky towns
Snow a winter
11 in
258th snowiest of 548 Kentucky towns
A normal year

What a year in Hawesville feels like

Winter

46° / 28°
Typical high / low · 3 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

68° / 45°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 5

Summer

86° / 65°
Typical high / low · 28 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

69° / 46°
Typical high / low · First frost around Nov 1
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Hawesville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January43°26°3.6" 3.5"113 27° – 44°
February47°28°3.6" 2.8"92 27° – 45°
March57°36°4.6" 1.0"110 39° – 60°
April69°45°5.1" 0110 49° – 62°
May77°55°5.4" 0120 61° – 72°
June85°63°4.9" 090 69° – 78°
July88°67°4.0" 080 72° – 83°
August87°65°3.1" 060 72° – 81°
September81°57°3.6" 070 65° – 74°
October70°46°3.8" 070 54° – 63°
November57°36°3.9" 090 39° – 53°
December47°30°4.3" 3.4"112 25° – 49°
Year67°46°49.9"10.7"1118

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in Hawesville

Hawesville gets 50 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 111 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 8 days of the year.

50 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 87% of U.S. towns
11 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 71% of U.S. towns
8 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 70% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.4"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
3.5"
Frost & the growing season

About 208 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 5 and the first one by November 1. That leaves about 208 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 77% of U.S. towns.

77
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
<1
nights below 0° in a normal year
28
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Hawesville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hawesville, 79% of that work is heating and 21% is cooling.

79%heating
4,572 heating degree daysLess heating than 73% of U.S. towns
1,215 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 69% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How Hawesville compares

Summer heat88° July high
Hotter than 68% of U.S. towns197th hottest of 554 Kentucky towns
Winter cold26° January low
Milder than 74% of U.S. towns164th mildest of 554 Kentucky towns
Precipitation50" a year
Wetter than 87% of U.S. towns255th driest of 554 Kentucky towns
Snow11" a winter
Less snow than 71% of U.S. towns258th snowiest of 548 Kentucky towns
Growing season208 frost-free days
Longer than 77% of U.S. towns147th longest of 554 Kentucky towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Hawesville averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+1.8°). The shift is smaller than in 94% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.4° now 37°, was 35°
🌷 Spring+0.9° now 56°, was 55°
☀️ Summer−0.1° now 76°, was 76°
🍂 Fall+0.2° now 58°, was 58°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Hawesville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

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 25° to 49°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Hawesville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Hawesville?

January, with a typical high of 43° and a low of 26°.

What is the hottest month in Hawesville?

July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 67°. About 28 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Hawesville get?

About 11 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Hawesville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by November 1, and the last spring frost by April 5.

What is the rainiest month in Hawesville?

May, with 5.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 50 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hawesville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cannelton, IN (3 mi, snow) and Tell City, IN (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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