Lake Dalecarlia, IN Climate


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Lake Dalecarlia, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is between 70-80°F while temperatures during winter can drop as low as 25°F. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 3 inches per month. Snowfall in Lake Dalecarlia averages 30 inches each winter season and usually melts quickly due to the warmer temperatures. In addition, Lake Dalecarlia also experiences occasional thunderstorms throughout the warmer months.

Lake Dalecarlia, Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Dalecarlia averages 24 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 Lake Dalecarlia. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Dalecarlia gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.7 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Lake Dalecarlia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Dalecarlia, IndianaUnited States
  39.5 in.38.1 in.
  23.9 in.27.8 in.
  115.3 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  83.6°85.8°
  15.6°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  712 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 Lake Dalecarlia with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Lake Dalecarlia, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Dalecarlia are September, June and August.
In Lake Dalecarlia, there are 13.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Dalecarlia with an average of 15.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Lake Dalecarlia, there are 130.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Lake Dalecarlia, there are 9.1 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 Lake Dalecarlia 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.
June is the wettest month in Lake Dalecarlia with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in Lake Dalecarlia means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Lake Dalecarlia with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in Lake Dalecarlia, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.9 inches in Lake Dalecarlia means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Lake Dalecarlia with 8.2 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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