Zip 46970 (Peru, IN) Climate

Peru, IN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in Peru is 46°F in January and 76°F in July. Precipitation levels are generally high throughout the year, with an annual average of 41 inches of rain. Snowfall is common in the winter months, although it tends to be light and accumulates mainly on grassy surfaces. Additionally, Peru experiences considerable amounts of wind throughout the year, with gusts ranging from 5 to 15 mph.

Peru (zip 46970), Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Peru (zip 46970) 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 (zip 46970). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Peru (zip 46970) 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 the 46970 zip code 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 the 46970 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Peru, Indiana	United States
	40.8 in.	38.1 in.
	26.4 in.	27.8 in.
	121.7 days	106.2 days
	177 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	16.5°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.4	4.3
	646 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 46970 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46970 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 46970 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 46970 zip code, 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 the 46970 zip code with an average of 16.5°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46970 zip code, there are 128.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46970 zip code, 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 the 46970 zip code 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 the 46970 zip code 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 the 46970 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 46970 zip code 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 the 46970 zip code, 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 the 46970 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46970 zip code with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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