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United States / Kentucky / Madisonville Metro Area / Hopkins County / Dawson Springs / Zip Codes
Dawson Springs, Kentucky has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers in Dawson Springs are usually hot and humid, with average daily highs reaching into the low to mid-90s Fahrenheit throughout the summer months. Winters are generally mild with temperatures reaching the upper 30s and 40s Fahrenheit on average. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, although it tends to be heavier during the summertime due to occasional thunderstorms that can move through the area. Overall, Dawson Springs experiences mild weather conditions for most of the year, making it a great place to live and explore outdoors.

Dawson Springs, Kentucky gets 50 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dawson Springs averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Dawson Springs. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dawson Springs gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dawson Springs is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Kentucky.

6.6 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Dawson Springs, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDawson Springs, KentuckyUnited States
  49.8 in.38.1 in.
  7.6 in.27.8 in.
  117.8 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  90.1°85.8°
  25.4°21.7°
  7.17
  4.14.3
  420 ft.2443 ft.
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.

July is the hottest month for Dawson Springs with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kentucky. In Dawson Springs, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dawson Springs are May, September and October.
In Dawson Springs, there are 48.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dawson Springs with an average of 25.4°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Dawson Springs, there are 83.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Dawson Springs, there are 1.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Dawson Springs 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 Dawson Springs.
May is the wettest month in Dawson Springs with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 49.8 inches in Dawson Springs means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Dawson Springs with 11.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 117.8 rainy days annually in Dawson Springs, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.6 inches in Dawson Springs means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Dawson Springs with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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