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United States / Indiana / Auburn Metro Area / DeKalb County / Butler / Zip Codes
Butler, IN experiences a humid continental climate, with mild to warm summers and cold winters. In the summer months, average temperatures reach into the mid-80s (°F), and in winter it can be as low as the single digits. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year, with precipitation rates averaging at just over 40 inches annually. Snowfall is also common in winter months, with an average of around 22 inches per season. Overall, Butler experiences a moderate climate overall that makes it a comfortable place to live year-round.

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

Butler averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Butler. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Butler gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Butler, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Butler with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Butler, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Butler are September, June and August.
In Butler, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Butler with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Butler, there are 134.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Butler, there are 4.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Butler 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 Butler with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.5 inches in Butler means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Butler with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 119.0 rainy days annually in Butler, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.2 inches in Butler means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Butler with 9.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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