Average Annual Snowfall in Kentucky

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, communities and other locations around Kentucky. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

The snowfall totals are annual averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, North - Central, South - Central and Western Kentucky.

Place name links take you to more detailed information on snowfall, snowstorms and snow accumulation for that location.

Eastern Kentucky

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
21.6	Jackson	23.4	59.4
2.7	London	5.7	14.5
5.7	Mount Sterling	8.8	22.4

North - Central Kentucky

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
2.8	Elizabethtown	4.5	11.4
13.4	Lexington	14.5	36.8
12.3	Louisville	13.4	34.0
2.9	Owensboro	5.7	14.5
5.5	Rough River Lake	4.4	11.2
4.8	Warsaw, Markland Dam	6.5	16.5

South - Central Kentucky

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
4.4	Barren River Lake	5.6	14.2
5.6	Bowling Green	8.0	20.3
10.2	Cave Run Lake	12.3	31.2
5.0	Glasgow	5.7	14.5
9.2	Leitchfield	9.4	23.9
2.1	Mammoth Cave	4.0	10.2
13.7	Monticello	14.2	36.1
5.1	Nolin River Lake	4.7	11.9
4.9	Scottsville	7.6	19.3
4.7	Somerset	5.4	13.7

Western Kentucky

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centi­metres
7.5	Henderson	12.4	31.5
4.2	Hopkinsville	5.2	13.2
4.0	Murray	6.5	16.5
7.0	Paducah	8.9	22.6