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Driest Cities in Kentucky

The top 25 of 40 Kentucky cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Covington
43.4 in
2Fort Thomas
43.4 in
3Erlanger
45.3 in
4Florence
45.3 in
5Independence
45.3 in
6Harrodsburg
45.9 in
7Nicholasville
45.9 in
8Ashland
46.7 in
9Frankfort
47.3 in
10Henderson
47.6 in
11Owensboro
47.6 in
12Danville
47.9 in
13Louisville
48.0 in
14Versailles
48.1 in
15Maysville
48.3 in
16Pikeville
48.3 in
17Mount Sterling
48.5 in
18Paducah
49.1 in
19Georgetown
49.8 in
20Lexington
49.8 in
21Shelbyville
49.8 in
22Hazard
49.9 in
23Bowling Green
50.1 in
24Berea
50.6 in
25Morehead
50.8 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Kentucky”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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