Summer Shade weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Summer Shade, Kentucky: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Knob Lick 4s, 16 km from Summer Shade; records cover 2009–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.5 in1358 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 3
- First fall freeze
- Nov 1
- Heating degree days
- 4,262
- Cooling degree days
- 1,344
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Summer Shade in January
Highs average 44°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2022)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 948
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Summer Shade in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2017)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 753
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Summer Shade in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 35°2°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2015)
- Heating degree days
- 581
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Summer Shade in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 45°7°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 270
- Cooling degree days
- 25
Summer Shade in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 56°13°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 90
- Cooling degree days
- 114
Summer Shade in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 64°18°, with 5 in127 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 264
Summer Shade in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 68°20°, with 5.1 in130 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2012)
- Record low
- 53°12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 368
Summer Shade in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 66°19°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2024)
- Record low
- 52°11° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 343
Summer Shade in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 59°15°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2026)
- Record low
- 43°6° (2012)
- Heating degree days
- 39
- Cooling degree days
- 187
Summer Shade in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 47°8°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 238
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Summer Shade in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 37°3°, with 3.9 in99 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2016)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 537
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Summer Shade in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 31°−1°, with 5.1 in129 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 801
- Cooling degree days
- 0