Ambia, IN Climate


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Ambia, Indiana has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers are typically hot and humid, with temperatures reaching the low to mid 80s on average. Winters are cold, usually around the mid-20s, with occasional snowfall throughout the season. The city generally experiences four distinct seasons, with long periods of rain in the spring and fall months. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed over the course of the year, though there is a greater concentration during the summer months of June to August. The area also experiences some strong storms during tornado season in April and May.

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

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

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Ambia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ambia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 16
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ambia 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 Ambia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAmbia, IndianaUnited States
  38.8 in.38.1 in.
  15.1 in.27.8 in.
  100.8 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  84.1°85.8°
  16.2°21.7°
  7.17
  3.64.3
  735 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 Ambia with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Ambia, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ambia are September, June and August.
In Ambia, there are 14.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ambia with an average of 16.2°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Ambia, there are 127.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Ambia, there are 8.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Ambia 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 Ambia with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.8 inches in Ambia means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Ambia with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.7 rainy days. There are 100.8 rainy days annually in Ambia, which is one of the least rainy places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.1 inches in Ambia means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Ambia with 4.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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