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United States / Kentucky / Somerset Metro Area / Pulaski County / Somerset / Zip Codes
Somerset, KY has a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and warm, humid summers. The average high temperature in July is 86°F (30°C) with an average low of 64°F (18°C). January is the coldest month with an average high of 42°F (5.5°C) and an average low of 24°F (-4.4°C). Somerset's annual precipitation averages around 48 inches per year, which is slightly higher than the U.S. average. Snowfall in Somerset is also higher than the national average, with around 8-12 inches each winter season.

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

Somerset averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Somerset. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Somerset 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 50 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Somerset, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSomerset, KentuckyUnited States
  50.0 in.38.1 in.
  10.3 in.27.8 in.
  119.8 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  85.7°85.8°
  25.3°21.7°
  7.37
  4.14.3
  971 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 Somerset with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kentucky. In Somerset, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Somerset are September, May and June.
In Somerset, there are 15.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Somerset with an average of 25.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Somerset, there are 93.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Somerset, there are 0.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Somerset 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 Somerset.
May is the wettest month in Somerset with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 3.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 27% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.0 inches in Somerset means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Somerset with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 119.8 rainy days annually in Somerset, 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 10.3 inches in Somerset means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Somerset with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Carrie · Somerset, KY
My Personal Observations
Over 10 years ago

There is certainly a small town atmosphere here. It seems as if there is a high percentage of the population that wants to get Somerset "on the map", but they want to do  More

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krystal · Somerset, KY
honestly....
Over 14 years ago

I have lived here since 1989. My family moved me here from Chicago Ill when I was 5 years old. Growing up in this place, I can tell you first hand what you children will  More

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Greg · Somerset, KY
Part 2: Greg's opinion
Over 16 years ago

I wanted to post facts on somerset on my previous post because sometimes on bestplaces.net it is just opinions and those can be misleading or one-sided. So I posted  More

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