Humid subtropical
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Warren County, Kentucky · Population 74k · 535 ft elevation
Living in Bowling Green
Bowling Green has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (61% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 72 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bowling Green at a glance
- Population
- 74k
- Elevation
- 535 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,737 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $948/mo29th percentile
- Median household income
- $48k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.550th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%71th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 59%
- Violent crime rate
- 187 per 100k53th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,284 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2525th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 361 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 28°F | 3.6″ | 3.2″ | 145 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 2.9″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 60°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | 1.4″ | 191 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 240 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 5.0″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 70°F | 4.3″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 68°F | 3.9″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 60°F | 3.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 48°F | 3.6″ | — | 222 hrs |
| Nov | 59°F | 38°F | 3.7″ | 0.1″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 0.8″ | 138 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology