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United States / Kentucky / Evansville Metro Area / Henderson County / Spottsville / Zip Codes
Spottsville, KY has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from the 50s during winter to the 80s during summer months. The city receives an average of 45 inches of rain per year as well as yearly snowfall which varies in amount. Spottsville also experiences a variety of weather conditions throughout the year such as thunderstorms, fog, high winds, and more.

Spottsville, Kentucky gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spottsville averages 7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Spottsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spottsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 7 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.1 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Spottsville, 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.

August is the hottest month for Spottsville with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Spottsville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spottsville are May, September and October.
In Spottsville, there are 38.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Spottsville with an average of 26.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Spottsville, there are 77.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Kentucky.
In Spottsville, there are 0.7 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 Spottsville 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 Spottsville.
May is the wettest month in Spottsville with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.9 inches in Spottsville means that it is one of the driest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Spottsville with 11.2 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 104.6 rainy days annually in Spottsville, which is one of the least rainy places in Kentucky. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 6.6 inches in Spottsville means that it is less snowy than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Spottsville with 2.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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