Burlington, Kentucky Weather
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Burlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:29 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——72°40°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear66%0.17″68°43°-4°
- ThursdayNov 12Light Drizzle28%—52°39°-16°
- FridayNov 13Light Drizzle——45°33°-7°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——47°33°+2°
- SundayNov 15Clear——47°32°0°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——50°34°+3°
Air quality now AQI 30 · Good
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 37
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:54 AM
- Moonset
- 6:08 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Burlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 56°F (high 72°F, low 40°F), 10°F above the 46°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 18 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Burlington
- Tue72°41°0%
- Wed68°43°66%
- Thu52°39°28%
- Fri45°33°9%
- Sat47°33°0%
- Sun47°32°2%
- Mon50°34°6%
- Tue51°35°2%
- Wed52°35°0%
- Thu57°35°8%
- Fri61°46°9%
- Sat65°46°28%
- Sun62°37°42%
- Mon37°25°41%
- Tue32°21°19%
- Wed42°22°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 25) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Burlington
SPC includes Burlington in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
Sun & seasons in Burlington
Burlington sits in Boone County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 29m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Louisville, the state’s largest city, lies about 77 miles to the SW. The nearest town Burlington tracks is Lexington, roughly 69 miles to the SSE.
Air quality in Burlington
Air quality in Burlington’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, summer squash |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Burlington, July runs warmest near 76°F and January coldest around 31°F, while June is the wettest month (4.8 inches) and September the driest (3.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 3.3″ | 13 |
| February | 35° | 3.2″ | 12 |
| March | 44° | 4.2″ | 13 |
| April | 55° | 4.5″ | 13 |
| May | 64° | 4.7″ | 14 |
| June | 72° | 4.8″ | 12 |
| July | 76° | 3.8″ | 11 |
| August | 75° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| September | 68° | 3.1″ | 8 |
| October | 56° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| November | 44° | 3.2″ | 10 |
| December | 36° | 3.7″ | 12 |
Regional context
Similar climates Oakbrook, KY, Hebron, KY, Florence, KY
In Burlington, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 31°F and July near 76°F — a 45°F seasonal arc — with about 45.3 inches of precipitation over 136 rainy or snowy days.
Rainfall in Burlington splits evenly between the seasons: June tops out at 4.8 inches over 11.8 rainy days, and September logs 3.1 inches across 8.3 — neither half of Burlington's year dominates. That even rhythm groups Burlington with places like Oakbrook, KY, Hebron, KY and Florence, KY.
Around April 18, Burlington sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Burlington's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Burlington, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Burlington near October 25, ending the tender-crop season. Open lawns in Burlington whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Oakbrook, KY, Hebron, KY, Florence, KY, Union, KY, Francisville, KY.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Burlington?
- Burlington's last spring frost lands near April 18, and in Burlington the first fall frost follows around October 25.
- What is the rainy season in Burlington?
- Burlington sees its heaviest rain in June (around 4.8 inches), part of roughly 45 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Burlington?
- The warmest stretch in Burlington comes in July, around 76°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Burlington?
- On average January is the chilliest month in Burlington, about 31°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Burlington?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at April 18 in Burlington; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Burlington get?
- Burlington records around 136 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Burlington?
- Burlington's USDA zone comes from its January mean (31°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Burlington?
- Burlington's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Burlington?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Burlington in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Burlington?
- Current conditions for Burlington and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Burlington forecast updated?
- The Burlington forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Burlington?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Burlington are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Burlington?
- The next few days in Burlington's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Burlington sits at 39.0°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Burlington
- 41005