Elizabeth, IN Climate


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Elizabeth, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers can be quite warm with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s during the day while overnight lows dip into the high 60s. Winters are colder with temperatures often dropping to the teens during the night and only reaching the mid-30s during the day. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with average yearly rainfall around 40 inches. Snowfall usually occurs between late November and early April, with an average of 20 inches of snowfall per year.

Elizabeth, Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elizabeth averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Elizabeth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elizabeth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 24
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elizabeth is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.7 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and October are the most pleasant months in Elizabeth, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElizabeth, IndianaUnited States
  46.9 in.38.1 in.
  7.8 in.27.8 in.
  110.1 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  87.2°85.8°
  24.3°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  728 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 Elizabeth with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In Elizabeth, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elizabeth are May, September and June.
In Elizabeth, there are 27.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elizabeth with an average of 24.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Elizabeth, there are 92.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Elizabeth, there are 0.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth.
May is the wettest month in Elizabeth with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is September with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in Elizabeth means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Elizabeth with 10.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in Elizabeth, 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 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in Elizabeth means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Elizabeth with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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