Winona Lake, IN Climate


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Winona Lake, IN is characterized by a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months generally reach into the 80s during the day and can dip to the mid-50s at night. Winters tend to be cold, with temperatures often dropping into the teens during the day and single digits at night. The area sees an average of 35 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most of it coming during the spring and summer months. It also experiences an average 84 inches of snowfall annually, making it a great destination for winter sports like skiing and snowmobiling.

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

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

On average, there are 174 sunny days per year in Winona Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winona Lake 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Winona Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWinona Lake, IndianaUnited States
  39.8 in.38.1 in.
  28.7 in.27.8 in.
  126.8 days106.2 days
  174 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  16.6°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  817 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 Winona Lake with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Winona Lake, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winona Lake are June, September and August.
In Winona Lake, there are 4.6 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 Winona Lake with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Winona Lake, there are 128.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Winona Lake, there are 4.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Winona Lake 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 Winona Lake 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 39.8 inches in Winona Lake means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Winona Lake with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.8 rainy days. There are 126.8 rainy days annually in Winona Lake, 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 28.7 inches in Winona Lake means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Winona Lake with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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