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Payne Gap CDP, Kentucky

Official LSAD Designation: Payne Gap CDP • Census GEOID: 2159592 • Letcher County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Payne Gap CDP.

Reference Weather Station: WHITESBURG 2SE, KY US (ID: USC00158635) • Located 8.0 miles from community center • Elevation: 378.0 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 43.8° 24.1° 33.9° 4.04"
February 48.7° 26.3° 37.5° 4.00"
March 57.3° 31.6° 44.5° 4.59"
April 68.3° 39.7° 54.0° 4.50"
May 74.2° 50.1° 62.2° 4.93"
June 79.2° 57.5° 68.4° 4.64"
July 81.8° 63.5° 72.7° 5.60"
August 80.9° 61.8° 71.4° 4.38"
September 76.3° 55.4° 65.8° 3.48"
October 67.8° 42.1° 54.9° 2.98"
November 56.8° 32.0° 44.4° 3.08"
December 46.9° 27.3° 37.1° 4.33"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station WHITESBURG 2SE, KY US (ID: USC00158635) • 8.0 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at WHITESBURG 2SE, KY US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 38.0 46.0 54.0 62.0 70.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2011: Annual mean 54.7°F 2012: Annual mean 55.2°F 2013: Annual mean 52.8°F 2014: Annual mean 52.4°F 2015: Annual mean 54.7°F 2016: Annual mean 55.2°F 2017: Annual mean 55.2°F 2018: Annual mean 54.7°F 2019: Annual mean 55.5°F 2020: Annual mean 55.0°F 2021: Annual mean 54.2°F 2022: Annual mean 53.8°F 2023: Annual mean 55.1°F 2024: Annual mean 55.7°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 65.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 66.8°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 63.4°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 63.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 65.8°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 66.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 66.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 64.7°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 66.8°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 65.6°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 65.0°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 65.3°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 66.4°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 67.2°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 43.9°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 43.6°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 42.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 41.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 43.6°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 43.4°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 43.8°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 44.7°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 44.2°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 44.4°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 43.3°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 42.3°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 43.9°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 44.2°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2011 54.7 65.4 43.9
2012 55.2 66.8 43.6
2013 52.8 63.4 42.3
2014 52.4 63.6 41.2
2015 54.7 65.8 43.6
2016 55.2 66.9 43.4
2017 55.2 66.6 43.8
2018 54.7 64.7 44.7
2019 55.5 66.8 44.2
2020 55.0 65.6 44.4
2021 54.2 65.0 43.3
2022 53.8 65.3 42.3
2023 55.1 66.4 43.9
2024 55.7 67.2 44.2
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.