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United States / Indiana / Terre Haute Metro Area / Sullivan County / Carlisle / Zip Codes
Carlisle, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures can reach up to the mid-80s Fahrenheit and in the winter months they can dip down into the 20s. The area receives an average of 38 inches of rainfall annually and sees an average of 134 sunny days per year. Snowfall during the winter season usually averages around 12 inches but can vary greatly depending on the year.

Carlisle, Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Carlisle averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Carlisle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Carlisle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Carlisle is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.2 Summer - 5.4 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Carlisle, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCarlisle, IndianaUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  12.0 in.27.8 in.
  110.7 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  21.3°21.7°
  7.27
  4.24.3
  482 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 Carlisle with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Carlisle, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Carlisle are September, May and June.
In Carlisle, there are 19.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Carlisle with an average of 21.3°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Carlisle, there are 103.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Carlisle, there are 3.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Carlisle 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 Carlisle.
May is the wettest month in Carlisle with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Carlisle means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Carlisle with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in Carlisle, which is less rainy than most 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 12.0 inches in Carlisle means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Carlisle with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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