Francesville, IN Climate


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United States / Indiana / No Metro Area / Pulaski County / Francesville / Zip Codes
Francesville, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures typically range from 30°F to 85°F throughout the year, with an average temperature of around 55°F. Summers are usually hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms while winters are often cold and dry. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but it tends to be higher in the spring and summer months from April to August. The area also experiences all four seasons with snowfall occurring mainly during the winter months.

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

Francesville averages 25 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 170 sunny days per year in Francesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Francesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 15
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 25 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Francesville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFrancesville, IndianaUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  24.5 in.27.8 in.
  111.7 days106.2 days
  170 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  15.4°21.7°
  77
  3.84.3
  679 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 Francesville with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Francesville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Francesville are September, June and August.
In Francesville, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Francesville with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Francesville, there are 128.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Francesville, there are 8.3 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 Francesville 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 Francesville with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Francesville means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Francesville with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 111.7 rainy days annually in Francesville, which is less rainy 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 24.5 inches in Francesville means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Francesville with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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