Wakarusa, IN Climate


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Wakarusa, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm and humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from lows of 28°F in January to highs of 81°F in July. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread out throughout the year with snowfall occurring primarily in December through March. Generally speaking, Wakarusa experiences moderate rainfall averages with an average yearly total of around 36 inches. Overall, the climate of Wakarusa provides its residents with moderate temperatures and typical seasonal changes.

Wakarusa, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wakarusa averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in Wakarusa. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wakarusa gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wakarusa is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wakarusa, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWakarusa, IndianaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  52.7 in.27.8 in.
  133.7 days106.2 days
  171 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  16.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  846 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 Wakarusa with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Wakarusa, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wakarusa are June, August and September.
In Wakarusa, there are 7.8 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 Wakarusa with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Wakarusa, there are 133.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Wakarusa, there are 7.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Wakarusa 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 Wakarusa with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 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 39.3 inches in Wakarusa means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Wakarusa with 13.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.3 rainy days. There are 133.7 rainy days annually in Wakarusa, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 52.7 inches in Wakarusa means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Wakarusa with 16.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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