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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Mercer County / Salvisa / Zip Codes
Salvisa, KY has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cool winters. The temperature range is quite wide, with an average low of 47°F in January to an average high of 89°F in July. Average precipitation for the year is about 41 inches, mostly occurring during the summer months from April through September. Snowfall is also relatively common each winter season. Overall the weather in Salvisa is mild and comfortable most of the year, making it an ideal place to visit or live!

Salvisa, Kentucky gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Salvisa averages 9 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Salvisa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salvisa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Salvisa is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kentucky.

8.2 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Salvisa, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Salvisa with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Salvisa, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Salvisa are September, May and June.
In Salvisa, there are 17.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Salvisa with an average of 23.8°. This is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Salvisa, there are 97.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Salvisa, 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 Salvisa 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 Salvisa.
May is the wettest month in Salvisa with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.7 inches in Salvisa means that it is drier than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Salvisa with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Salvisa, which is less rainy than most 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 8.6 inches in Salvisa means that it is about average compared to other places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Salvisa with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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