Evansville, IN Climate


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Evansville, IN has a humid subtropical climate, which is characterized by hot, humid summers and cold, wet winters. The city experiences all four seasons and enjoys an average of 210 sunny days per year. Summers are typically hot and humidity levels often reach uncomfortably high levels. Winters in the city are usually cold with moderate to occasionally heavy snowfall. Rainfall is distributed evenly throughout the year, but there is slightly less precipitation during the winter months. Overall, Evansville has fairly mild weather that makes it a desirable place to live for many people.

Evansville, Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Evansville averages 10 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 Evansville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Evansville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Evansville is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

7 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Evansville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEvansville, IndianaUnited States
  46.3 in.38.1 in.
  10.3 in.27.8 in.
  112.7 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  89.1°85.8°
  25.5°21.7°
  7.17
  4.24.3
  387 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 Evansville with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In Evansville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Evansville are May, September and October.
In Evansville, there are 44.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Evansville with an average of 25.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Evansville, there are 80.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Evansville, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Evansville 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 Evansville.
May is the wettest month in Evansville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in Evansville means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Evansville with 12.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 112.7 rainy days annually in Evansville, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.3 inches in Evansville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Evansville with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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I have lived in many places including Chicago Gary Indiana, Reno Nevada, Western Kentucky, and the north, west, and east side of Evansville so when I read the things  More

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Moved here from Gary Indiana decades ago due to Gary's violence. Well Im moving away from Evansville for the same reason. Im Done! Drugs are just everywhere & 23  More

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