La Paz, IN Climate


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La Paz, Indiana has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers and cold winters. In the summer, temperatures can reach above 90°F with high humidity levels, while in the winter temperatures drop to well below freezing. Precipitation is plentiful all year round, mostly in the form of snow during the winter months. Cold snaps and heat waves are frequent throughout the year. La Paz experiences four distinct seasons that bring changes in temperature and precipitation levels. The spring is mild with moderate temperatures and some light showers or thunderstorms. Summer brings warmer temperatures but also heavy rainstorms that can be dangerous at times. Fall is cool with some rain during this season as well. Winter is cold and snowy, making La Paz an ideal destination for skiing or snowboarding enthusiasts.

La Paz, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Paz averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 171 sunny days per year in La Paz. The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Paz gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 136 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for La Paz is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in La Paz, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 La Paz with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In La Paz, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Paz are June, September and August.
In La Paz, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Paz with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In La Paz, there are 134.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In La Paz, there are 7.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in La Paz 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.
July is the wettest month in La Paz with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.5 inches in La Paz means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
January is the rainiest month in La Paz with 13.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.4 rainy days. There are 136.2 rainy days annually in La Paz, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 46.0 inches in La Paz means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in La Paz with 15.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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