About Campbellsville

THINGS TO KNOW

Campbellsville was founded in 1817 by a man named – you guessed it – Campbell. Andrew Campbell, to be exact – a local gristmill and tavern owner.

Geographically, Campbellsville finds itself situated virtually dead center on the Kentucky map.

In fact, the city’s motto is Urbs progrediens media in civitate, and if you don’t know Latin, that’s okay. It simply means “City in the middle of the Commonwealth.” Not the catchiest motto ever devised, but extremely accurate nonetheless.

For residents and visitors alike, Campbellsville offers year-round outdoor adventure – whether it’s camping, hiking, boating, fishing or water sports on and around beautiful Green River Lake State Park.

Of course, that’s just scratching the surface of all Campbellsville has to offer. There’s vibrant downtown Campbellsville, a bustling college campus, an historic Civil War battlefield, plentiful places to eat and shop, the state’s largest 4^th of July celebration, and a wide range of lodging options.

What’s more, Campbellsville is an an easy drive to other Kentucky destinations like Bardstown, Lexington and Louisville – making it the ideal hub for all kinds of Kentucky getaways.

So welcome to Campbellsville. Let your adventure begin.

CLIMATE

THE AVERAGE CLIMATE AND WEATHER

In Campbellsville, the summers are warm and muggy, the winters are very cold, and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 28°F to 87°F and is rarely below 11°F or above 93°F.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE

The hot season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 26 to September 21, with an average daily high temperature above 78°F. The hottest month of the year in Campbellsville is July, with an average high of 86°F and low of 67°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.0 months, from November 29 to February 27, with an average daily high temperature below 52°F. The coldest month of the year in Campbellsville is January, with an average low of 28°F and high of 44°F.

RAINFALL

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Campbellsville experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall. Rain falls throughout the year in Campbellsville. The month with the most rain in Campbellsville is May, with an average rainfall of 4.6 inches. The month with the least rain in Campbellsville is August, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.