Average Annual Snowfall in Kentucky

The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and parks in 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 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.

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
8.6	Farmers	9.5	24.1
20.8	Jackson	23.5	59.7
6.3	London	10.3	26.2

North - Central Kentucky

Yearly snow averages

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
2.7	Bernheim Forest	4.8	12.2
20.8	Covington	22.1	56.1
13.7	Lexington	13.0	33.0
11.8	Louisville	12.5	31.8
5.5	Rough River Lake	5.0	12.7
5.2	Warsaw, Markland Dam	7.6	19.3

South - Central Kentucky

Average total snowfall for a year

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
4.3	Barren River Lake	6.4	16.3
6.0	Bowling Green	8.9	22.6
2.8	Mammoth Cave	5.5	14.0
13.3	Monticello	14.8	37.6
4.2	Nolin River Lake	4.2	10.7
4.5	Stearns	9.2	23.4

Western Kentucky

Average annual snowfall

Days	Place	Inches	Centimetres
8.1	Henderson	12.8	32.5
4.4	Hopkinsville	7.0	17.8
2.2	Kentucky Dam Village	7.0	17.8
7.2	Paducah	9.1	23.1