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United States / Kentucky / No Metro Area / Green County / Summersville / Zip Codes
Summersville, KY enjoys a mild climate with hot summers and cool winters. Summers in the area average around 78°F (26°C) and winters around 34°F (1°C). Spring and fall are generally comfortable with temperatures between 50-70°F (10-21°C). Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of 3 inches (7.62 cm) of rain per month.

Summersville, Kentucky gets 51 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Summersville averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 194 sunny days per year in Summersville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Summersville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 25
Rain: averages 51 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Summersville, 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 Summersville with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Summersville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Summersville are May, September and June.
In Summersville, there are 31.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Summersville with an average of 24.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Kentucky.
In Summersville, there are 100.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kentucky.
In Summersville, there are 1.2 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 Summersville 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 Summersville.
May is the wettest month in Summersville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 50.6 inches in Summersville means that it is wetter than most places in Kentucky.
December is the rainiest month in Summersville with 11.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 115.5 rainy days annually in Summersville, 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 11.0 inches in Summersville means that it is snowier than most places in Kentucky. February is the snowiest month in Summersville with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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