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United States / Indiana / Frankfort Metro Area / Clinton County / Michigantown / Zip Codes
Michigantown, IN has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cool winters. The average high in July is 87°F (30.5°C) and the average low in January is 17°F (-8.3°C). Snowfall in winter averages 24 inches (61 cm), while rainfall during the year averages 39 inches (99 cm). During the summer months, temperatures can reach into the 90s and humidity levels can become quite uncomfortable. However, Michigantown enjoys around 200 sunny days per year, making it a pleasant place to live year-round.

Michigantown, Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Michigantown averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Michigantown. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Michigantown gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Michigantown 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 Michigantown, 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 Michigantown with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Michigantown, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Michigantown are September, June and August.
In Michigantown, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Michigantown with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Michigantown, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Michigantown, 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 Michigantown 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 Michigantown with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 42.4 inches in Michigantown means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Michigantown with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 123.8 rainy days annually in Michigantown, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 30.2 inches in Michigantown means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Michigantown with 9.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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