Gentryville, IN Climate


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United States / Indiana / No Metro Area / Spencer County / Gentryville / Zip Codes
Gentryville, IN experiences a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit, while the winter temperatures usually range from 15 to 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is common throughout the year and snow falls in heavier amounts during the winter months. Winters tend to be long and cold, but spring and fall are mild transition seasons. The area also experiences thunderstorms that bring hail in some cases. Gentryville's location near Lake Michigan often brings strong gusts of wind creating an interesting weather phenomenon for visitors to watch.

Gentryville, Indiana gets 48 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gentryville averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Gentryville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gentryville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 48 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Gentryville is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.6 Summer - 5.8 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Gentryville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGentryville, IndianaUnited States
  47.6 in.38.1 in.
  8.2 in.27.8 in.
  109.8 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  87.8°85.8°
  25.7°21.7°
  7.37
  4.34.3
  410 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 Gentryville with an average high temperature of 87.8°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In Gentryville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Gentryville are May, September and June.
In Gentryville, there are 30.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Gentryville with an average of 25.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Gentryville, there are 82.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Gentryville, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Gentryville 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 Gentryville.
May is the wettest month in Gentryville with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.6 inches in Gentryville means that it is one of the wettest places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Gentryville with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Gentryville, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.2 inches in Gentryville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Gentryville with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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