Summer Shade is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States.

Summer Shade is located in southwestern Metcalfe County.

Kentucky Route 90 (KY 90), connecting Glasgow to Burkesville and the Dale Hollow Lake area, runs through Summer Shade.

KY 163 passes just east of the community, leading north 8 miles (13 km) to Edmonton, the Metcalfe county seat, and south 12 miles (19 km) to Tompkinsville.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.