Summer Shade, KY Climate

Summer Shade, KY has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86 degrees Fahrenheit and the average low during the winter months is around 33 degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an annual average of 43 inches. Summers can be very wet and thunderstorms are common due to the humid climate. Winters are usually mild and sunny with temperatures rarely falling below freezing.

Summer Shade, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summer Shade averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Summer Shade. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summer Shade gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Summer Shade is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kentucky.

7.1 Summer - 6 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Summer Shade, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Summer Shade, Kentucky	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
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	Unlock	106.2 days
	199 days	Unlock
	88.8°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	7.2	Unlock
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Summer Shade with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Summer Shade, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summer Shade are May, September and October.

In Summer Shade, there are 39.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summer Shade with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Summer Shade, there are 92.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

In Summer Shade, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Summer Shade during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Summer Shade.

May is the wettest month in Summer Shade with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 51.5 inches in Summer Shade means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.

December is the rainiest month in Summer Shade with 11.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in Summer Shade, which is rainier than most places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.6 inches in Summer Shade means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Summer Shade with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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