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United States / Indiana / Warsaw Metro Area / Kosciusko County / Pierceton / Zip Codes
Pierceton, IN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters can be quite cold and snowy. Spring and fall are usually mild with moderate amounts of rainfall. The area receives an average of 45 inches of rain every year, with snowfall ranging from 15 to 40 inches annually. Winters tend to be the longest season in Pierceton, lasting between November and March.

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

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

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Pierceton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pierceton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 127 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 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pierceton is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Pierceton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePierceton, IndianaUnited States
  40.0 in.38.1 in.
  28.3 in.27.8 in.
  127.1 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  16.3°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  928 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 Pierceton with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In Pierceton, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pierceton are June, September and August.
In Pierceton, there are 5.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pierceton with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Pierceton, there are 129.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Pierceton, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Pierceton 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.
June is the wettest month in Pierceton with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.0 inches in Pierceton means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Pierceton with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 127.1 rainy days annually in Pierceton, which is rainier 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 28.3 inches in Pierceton means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Pierceton with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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