Heritage Lake, IN Climate


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Heritage Lake, IN experiences a typical Midwestern climate, with cold and snowy winters and hot and humid summers. Average temperatures range from the low 30s in January to the mid 80s in July. The area generally receives around 35 inches of rain a year, with snowfall averaging around 36 inches per season. During the summer months, thunderstorms are common due to warm air masses moving across the lake. Despite this, Heritage Lake remains mild throughout the year, allowing for outdoor activities like fishing and boating in every season.

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

Heritage Lake averages 21 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Heritage Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Heritage Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Heritage Lake is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.7 Summer - 4.9 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Heritage Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHeritage Lake, IndianaUnited States
  44.7 in.38.1 in.
  21.3 in.27.8 in.
  118.4 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  860 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 Heritage Lake with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Heritage Lake, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Heritage Lake are September, June and August.
In Heritage Lake, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Heritage Lake with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Heritage Lake, there are 129.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Heritage Lake, there are 7.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Heritage 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Heritage Lake.
May is the wettest month in Heritage Lake with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.5 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 44.7 inches in Heritage Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Heritage Lake with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 118.4 rainy days annually in Heritage Lake, which is about average compared to other 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 21.3 inches in Heritage Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Heritage Lake with 7.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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