Blanford, IN Climate


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Blanford, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 77°F (25°C), while the average temperature in January is around 29°F (-2°C). Winters in Blanford are usually snowy, with an average of 35 inches of snowfall per year. Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the 90s (32°C). Spring and autumn offer pleasant weather with temperatures ranging from mild to warm. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 37 inches per year.

Blanford, Indiana gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blanford averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Blanford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blanford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.2 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Blanford, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlanford, IndianaUnited States
  45.0 in.38.1 in.
  17.3 in.27.8 in.
  107.2 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  18.8°21.7°
  7.17
  3.74.3
  571 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 Blanford with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Blanford, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blanford are September, May and June.
In Blanford, there are 24.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Blanford with an average of 18.8°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Blanford, there are 112.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Blanford, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Blanford during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Blanford.
May is the wettest month in Blanford with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 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 45.0 inches in Blanford means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Blanford with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 107.2 rainy days annually in Blanford, which is one of the least rainy 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 17.3 inches in Blanford means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Blanford with 6.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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