Fontanet, IN Climate


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Fontanet, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. In the summer months, temperatures average around 80°F with occasional bouts of higher temperatures and humidity. Winters are typically cold with temperatures in the mid-30s and plenty of snowfall throughout the season. Spring and fall tend to be milder, with temperatures ranging from 50°F to 70°F. Rainfall is plentiful all year round, though it is more common in summer months than in winter months, when snowfall tends to dominate precipitation levels.

Fontanet, Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fontanet averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Fontanet. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fontanet gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Fontanet, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFontanet, IndianaUnited States
  43.6 in.38.1 in.
  17.9 in.27.8 in.
  109.4 days106.2 days
  190 days205 days
  86.0°85.8°
  19.6°21.7°
  7.27
  3.64.3
  597 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 Fontanet with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Fontanet, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fontanet are September, May and June.
In Fontanet, there are 17.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fontanet with an average of 19.6°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Fontanet, there are 111.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Fontanet, there are 4.0 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 Fontanet 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 Fontanet.
May is the wettest month in Fontanet with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.6 inches in Fontanet means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Fontanet with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 109.4 rainy days annually in Fontanet, which is less rainy than most 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 17.9 inches in Fontanet means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Fontanet with 6.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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