Howe, IN Climate


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United States / Indiana / No Metro Area / LaGrange County / Howe / Zip Codes
Howe, Indiana has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically warm and humid, with temperatures reaching 80°F (27°C) or higher on some days. Winter temperatures drop to the freezing point or below for an extended period of time. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with snow in the winter and heavy rainfall in the spring and summer months. Howe also experiences severe thunderstorms during the summer, which can bring damaging winds and large hail.

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

Howe averages 29 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Howe. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Howe gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Howe is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Howe, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHowe, IndianaUnited States
  37.7 in.38.1 in.
  29.0 in.27.8 in.
  126.3 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  15.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.54.3
  883 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 Howe with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Howe, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Howe are June, August and September.
In Howe, there are 10.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Howe with an average of 15.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Howe, there are 135.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Howe, there are 7.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Howe 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 Howe with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.7 inches in Howe means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Howe with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 126.3 rainy days annually in Howe, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 29.0 inches in Howe means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in Howe with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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