Nicholas County - Powered by Blue Grass Energy - Climate & Geography

Total Area

We serve the entirety of Nicholas County's 197 square miles.

Rivers

The beautiful Licking River runs though Nicholas County, and has been drawing people to the area since the early settlers began to come to Kentucky.

Lakes

While Nicholas County is speckled with many ponds, the largest body of water in the area is Lake Carnico. This 150 acre lake offers a unique water front living option, as well as a neighboring Lake Carnico golf course.

Safety & Preparedness

The Carlisle-Nicholas County Emergency Management agency is here to assist the community in times of emergencies. They have plans in place to deal with anything form a typical storm to a nuclear disaster. Recently, the EM Director has received State approval for all existing plans in Nicholas County.

Temperature

	Avg High (°F)	Avg Low (°F)	Mean (°F)	Heat Deg Day	Cool Deg Day
Jan	40.9	22.3	31.6	1035	0
Feb	45.3	25.1	35.2	834	0
Mar	55.3	31.7	43.5	667	1
Apr	66.6	40.8	53.7	352	13
May	75.3	50.9	63.1	133	74
Jun	83.8	60.1	71.9	17	226
Jul	87.0	64.3	75.6	1	331
Aug	86.6	62.6	74.6	3	300
Sep	80.5	54.1	67.3	62	131
Oct	68.8	42.4	55.6	309	17
Nov	56.4	33.8	45.1	598	1
Dec	44.3	25.7	35.0	930	0

Temperature Extremes, Annual Number of Days

	Days
High > 90°F (Num. of Days)	27
Low < 32°F (Num. of Days)	110
Low < 0°F (Num. of Days)	2

Precipitation

	Precip Total "	Snowfall Total "	Days Precip ≥ 0.01"	Days Precip ≥ 0.5"	Days Snow Depth ≥ 10"
Jan	3.4	4.1	9.6	2.6	N/A
Feb	3.3	4.3	8.7	2.1	N/A
Mar	4.5	0.8	10.7	3.0	N/A
Apr	4.0	0.2	10.7	2.7	N/A
May	5.4	0.0	10.9	3.5	N/A
Jun	4.6	0.0	9.5	3.2	N/A
Jul	4.2	0.0	9.1	3.1	N/A
Aug	3.4	0.0	7.3	2.3	N/A
Sep	2.9	0.0	6.8	2.0	N/A
Oct	3.2	0.0	7.9	2.2	N/A
Nov	3.8	0.1	9.5	3.0	N/A
Dec	3.7	2.4	10.2	3.0	N/A

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