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United States / Indiana / New Castle Metro Area / Henry County / Mount Summit / Zip Codes
The climate in Mount Summit, IN is generally pleasant. It has warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature ranges from the upper 40s to mid 60s during the winter months and the 70s to low 90s in the summer. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 44 inches per year. Snowfall averages around 25 inches during the winter months. As a result, there is typically plenty of snow for outdoor activities like skiing and snowmobiling.

Mount Summit, Indiana gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mount Summit averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Mount Summit. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Summit gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.8 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Mount Summit, 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 Mount Summit with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Mount Summit, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Summit are September, June and August.
In Mount Summit, there are 8.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Summit with an average of 17.7°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Mount Summit, there are 125.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Mount Summit, there are 6.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mount Summit 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 Mount Summit with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.7 inches in Mount Summit means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
April is the rainiest month in Mount Summit with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 125.4 rainy days annually in Mount Summit, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 23.5 inches in Mount Summit means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Mount Summit with 8.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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