St. Paul, IN Climate


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St. Paul, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average high in the summer months is around 83°F with an average low of 63°F. During the winter months, temperatures typically reach an average high of 39°F and an average low of 22°F. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year, however, there is slightly more rain during the spring and summer months. Snowfall occurs mostly during the winter months with an average of 21 inches per year.

St. Paul, Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Paul averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in St. Paul. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Paul gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Paul is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in St. Paul, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Paul, IndianaUnited States
  43.7 in.38.1 in.
  15.2 in.27.8 in.
  117.4 days106.2 days
  186 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  20.1°21.7°
  7.27
  44.3
  856 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 St. Paul with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In St. Paul, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Paul are September, June and May.
In St. Paul, there are 15.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Paul with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In St. Paul, there are 112.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In St. Paul, there are 4.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually acceptable in St. Paul but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in St. Paul.
May is the wettest month in St. Paul with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in St. Paul means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
April is the rainiest month in St. Paul with 12.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 117.4 rainy days annually in St. Paul, which is about average compared to other 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 15.2 inches in St. Paul means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in St. Paul with 5.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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