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United States / Kentucky / Bowling Green Metro Area / Allen County / Scottsville / Zip Codes
Scottsville, KY has a humid subtropical climate, with warm and humid summers and mild to cool winters. The area experiences an average of 48 inches of rainfall per year, which is evenly distributed throughout the year. In the summer months, temperatures reach an average high of around 88°F (31°C) and nighttime lows can drop to around 65°F (18°C). In the winter months, temperatures range from around 32°F (0°C) during the day to around 18°F (-8°C) at night. Snowfall is typically between two and five inches each season.

Scottsville, Kentucky gets 52 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Scottsville averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Scottsville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Scottsville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 52 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Scottsville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateScottsville, KentuckyUnited States
  52.2 in.38.1 in.
  5.4 in.27.8 in.
  108.2 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  88.6°85.8°
  25.0°21.7°
  7.37
  4.54.3
  761 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.

August is the hottest month for Scottsville with an average high temperature of 88.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kentucky. In Scottsville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Scottsville are May, September and October.
In Scottsville, there are 39.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Kentucky.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Scottsville with an average of 25.0°. This is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Scottsville, there are 86.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kentucky.
In Scottsville, 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 Scottsville 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 Scottsville.
May is the wettest month in Scottsville with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 28% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 52.2 inches in Scottsville means that it is one of the wettest places in Kentucky.
May is the rainiest month in Scottsville with 10.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 108.2 rainy days annually in Scottsville, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 5.4 inches in Scottsville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kentucky. January is the snowiest month in Scottsville with 2.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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