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United States / Indiana / Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Area / Clark County / Memphis / Zip Codes
Memphis, IN enjoys a humid subtropical climate with mild winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is 51°F, while temperatures range from an average low of 33°F in January to 79°F in July. The city experiences an average of 43 inches of precipitation each year, with the wettest months being October and April. Snowfall accumulates to about 10 inches annually, with January bringing the most snow.

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

Memphis averages 10 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 Memphis. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Memphis gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.9 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Memphis, 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 Memphis with an average high temperature of 87.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In Memphis, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Memphis are May, September and June.
In Memphis, 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 Memphis with an average of 23.4°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Memphis, there are 99.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Memphis, there are 2.0 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 Memphis 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 Memphis.
May is the wettest month in Memphis with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in Memphis means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Memphis with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 104.2 rainy days annually in Memphis, which is one of the least rainy places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 10.1 inches in Memphis means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Memphis with 3.1 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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