Zip 47140 (Marengo, IN) Climate

Marengo, IN (47140) has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid while winters are cold and dry. Spring and fall temperatures are typically mild, with cooler temperatures in the springtime than in the fall. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C), and the city experiences an average of 41 inches (1,000 mm) of precipitation each year. Snowfall levels vary from around 7 inches (180 mm) to more than 25 inches (630 mm).

Marengo (zip 47140), Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marengo (zip 47140) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Marengo (zip 47140). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marengo (zip 47140) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47140 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 47140 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Marengo, Indiana	United States
	47.1 in.	38.1 in.
	12.4 in.	27.8 in.
	107.0 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	87.3°	85.8°
	21.0°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.3	4.3
	734 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 the 47140 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47140 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47140 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 47140 zip code, there are 26.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47140 zip code with an average of 21.0°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47140 zip code, there are 110.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47140 zip code, there are 3.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47140 zip code 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 the 47140 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47140 zip code with 5.4 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 47.1 inches in the 47140 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47140 zip code with 10.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 107.0 rainy days annually in the 47140 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.4 inches in the 47140 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47140 zip code with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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