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United States / Indiana / Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area / Floyd County / Galena / Zip Codes
Galena, IN has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. The summer months are typically characterized by high temperatures and humidity, with occasional thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winters can bring moderate snowfall and temperatures that often drop below freezing. Spring and fall offer milder temperatures, with occasional rain showers throughout the season. The average annual temperature is around 51 degrees Fahrenheit (10.6°C).

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

Galena averages 11 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 Galena. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Galena 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 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Galena, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Galena with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In Galena, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Galena are May, September and June.
In Galena, there are 27.3 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 Galena with an average of 25.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Galena, there are 83.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Galena, there are 1.2 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 Galena 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 Galena.
May is the wettest month in Galena with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in Galena means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Galena with 11.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Galena, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.7 inches in Galena means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Galena with 3.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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