Crown Point, IN Climate


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The climate in Crown Point, IN is generally mild and temperate. Summers are typically warm and humid, with temperatures in the high 70s and 80s, while winters tend to be cold but often short-lived. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with an average of 38 inches of rain annually. Snowfall averages around 34 inches each winter season, though light snow can occur throughout the year. The city experiences an average of 208 sunny days per year.

Crown Point, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crown Point averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Crown Point. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crown Point gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 114 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 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crown Point is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Crown Point, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrown Point, IndianaUnited States
  38.5 in.38.1 in.
  32.3 in.27.8 in.
  113.9 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  15.7°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  732 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 Crown Point with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Crown Point, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crown Point are September, June and August.
In Crown Point, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crown Point with an average of 15.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Crown Point, there are 128.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Crown Point, there are 8.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Crown Point 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.
August is the wettest month in Crown Point with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.5 inches in Crown Point means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Crown Point with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 113.9 rainy days annually in Crown Point, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 32.3 inches in Crown Point means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Crown Point with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 5 years ago

Lived there for ten years and it's too saturated with crime because it's located so close to Gary IN. People are unfriendly and there's the "good ol' boy mentality  More

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Good Schools bad Health Care  More

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Over 11 years ago

Like all of northwest Indiana, the weather in Crown Point is affected by Lake Michigan. When July and August temps reach into the upper 90s a few miles south of here,  More

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