Clear Lake, IN Climate


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Clear Lake, IN has a humid continental climate, characterised by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 77°F (25°C) and the average temperature in the winter months is around 24°F (-4°C). Rainfall is fairly moderate throughout the year, with an average of 39 inches (99 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall in Clear Lake is light to moderate, usually between 20 and 30 inches (50-76 cm). Humidity levels are generally high throughout the year.

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

Clear Lake averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Clear Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clear Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Clear Lake is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Clear Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClear Lake, IndianaUnited States
  38.0 in.38.1 in.
  44.1 in.27.8 in.
  127.7 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  82.1°85.8°
  15.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.54.3
  1040 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 Clear Lake with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In Clear Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clear Lake are June, August and July.
In Clear Lake, there are 6.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clear Lake with an average of 15.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Clear Lake, there are 136.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Clear Lake, there are 7.6 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 Clear Lake 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.
August is the wettest month in Clear Lake with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.0 inches in Clear Lake means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Clear Lake with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.6 rainy days. There are 127.7 rainy days annually in Clear Lake, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.1 inches in Clear Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Clear Lake with 12.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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