New Richmond, IN Climate

New Richmond, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by four distinct seasons with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, but the amount varies greatly from season to season. Summers in New Richmond are usually quite hot and humid, with high temperatures reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit on average. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures often dropping below freezing. Average annual snowfall totals can reach up to 40 inches in some years. Spring and fall bring milder temperatures but also lots of precipitation as rain and occasional thunderstorms pass through the region.

New Richmond, Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Richmond averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in New Richmond. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Richmond gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in New Richmond, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	New Richmond, Indiana	United States
	40.2 in.	38.1 in.
	20.7 in.	27.8 in.
	115.5 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	16.9°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	784 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 New Richmond with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In New Richmond, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Richmond are September, June and August.

In New Richmond, there are 10.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Richmond with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In New Richmond, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In New Richmond, there are 8.0 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 New Richmond 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.

May is the wettest month in New Richmond with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.2 inches in New Richmond means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in New Richmond with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.5 rainy days annually in New Richmond, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.7 inches in New Richmond means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in New Richmond with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.