KY guy here....heavy humidity in the summers, but not so much (<70%) down in the basement where the gun safe is. I run a dehumidifyer down there which helps I think.
I store all of my handguns, upright in a notched rack of my own construction, on the top shelf of the safe. I added a strip of poly-cloth to the notches to cushion the barrels, and the guns are oiled on a bi-monthly rotation, or whenever they've been handled. With this regime, I've never had a rust issue.
Do some research on the type of cloth that will not absorb water if you cover the notches doing it my way. Standing the guns on their butts, with only the bbls. touching the notches seems to work out well, preventing the 'gun safe rash' so prevalent with many used guns.
The safe, BTW, does not have add'l anti-rusting devices...de-humidifying rods etc., but these are a damned good idea in my estimation. Too, the safe keeps the dust away that's generated by my adjacent wood-working shop.
The worst thing for any blued or stainless gun in my opinion, is to store it in any type of leather holster. Chrome or vegetable tanned hides, it doesn't matter...they'll attract moisture. And as we all know, politicians and rust are a gun's mortal enemies.
YMMV, Rod
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goldenrod and three boxes of desiccant
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Good idea!!!