Mentone, IN Climate


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Mentone, IN has a humid continental climate featuring cold winters and warm summers. Winters are characterized by moderate temperatures and light snowfall, while summers have humid air that can make for uncomfortable conditions. While there is an average of five inches of snowfall in the winter months, the area does not experience extreme weather conditions. The hottest month is July when temperatures reach an average high of 82 degrees Fahrenheit, with lows dipping down to 60 degrees at night. Spring and autumn are both pleasant times of year where temperatures moderate between 50-70 degrees.

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

Mentone averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Mentone. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mentone gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mentone is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Mentone, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMentone, IndianaUnited States
  39.5 in.38.1 in.
  38.6 in.27.8 in.
  121.8 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  16.7°21.7°
  6.97
  3.74.3
  840 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 Mentone with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Mentone, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mentone are June, September and August.
In Mentone, there are 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mentone with an average of 16.7°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Mentone, there are 127.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Mentone, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mentone 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.
May is the wettest month in Mentone with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.5 inches in Mentone means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Mentone with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 121.8 rainy days annually in Mentone, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.6 inches in Mentone means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Mentone with 12.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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