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United States / Indiana / Peru Metro Area / Miami County / Peru / Zip Codes
Peru, IN has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is typically in the upper 80s Fahrenheit, while winters are usually below freezing. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with an average of 31 inches annually. Despite its location in northern Indiana, Peru tends to have mild winters due to its low elevation. Snowfall is common during the winter months, with an average of 20 inches each season.

Peru, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peru averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Peru. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peru gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Peru is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Peru, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePeru, IndianaUnited States
  40.8 in.38.1 in.
  26.4 in.27.8 in.
  121.7 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  16.5°21.7°
  77
  3.44.3
  653 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.

July is the hottest month for Peru with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Peru, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Peru are September, June and August.
In Peru, there are 10.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Peru with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Peru, there are 128.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Peru, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Peru but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Peru with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Peru means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Peru with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 121.7 rainy days annually in Peru, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 26.4 inches in Peru means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Peru with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Mike · Peru, IN
Bad weather, worse people.
Over 3 years ago

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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Billy · Peru, IN
Small town Indiana personified
Over 4 years ago

It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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berni · Peru, IN
life is what you make it
Over 6 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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