Hot-summer humid continental
Simpsonville, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky · Population 3k · 804 ft elevation
Living in Simpsonville
Simpsonville has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 50″ a year, and it is a snowy place (77″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 32 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Simpsonville at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 804 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 50″75th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 77″96th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,677 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,038/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.86%41th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.214th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 63 per 100k19th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,793 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6218th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 4.2″ | 17.4″ | 137 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 21°F | 3.8″ | 15.6″ | 139 hrs |
| Mar | 57°F | 29°F | 4.7″ | 13.6″ | 188 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 37°F | 4.0″ | 2.5″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 49°F | 5.2″ | — | 267 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 58°F | 5.2″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 62°F | 4.1″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 3.7″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 50°F | 3.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 40°F | 3.5″ | 1.0″ | 214 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 29°F | 3.5″ | 9.5″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 4.5″ | 17.8″ | 130 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology