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United States / Indiana / Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson Metro Area / Madison County / Lapel / Zip Codes
Lapel, IN has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to 85°F on average with high humidity. In the winter, temperatures can get down to around 20°F with occasional snowfall. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with slightly more precipitation in spring and summer months than in fall and winter months.

Lapel, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lapel averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Lapel. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lapel gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 18
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lapel is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lapel, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLapel, IndianaUnited States
  40.8 in.38.1 in.
  17.7 in.27.8 in.
  117.6 days106.2 days
  184 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  18.4°21.7°
  7.17
  3.84.3
  860 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 Lapel with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Lapel, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lapel are September, June and August.
In Lapel, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lapel with an average of 18.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Lapel, there are 119.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Lapel, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lapel 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 Lapel with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.8 inches in Lapel means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Lapel with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 117.6 rainy days annually in Lapel, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.7 inches in Lapel means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Lapel with 6.6 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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