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Patriot, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid-seventies to the mid-eighties (Fahrenheit), while winter temperatures average in the twenties and thirties. The town receives an average of 40 inches of precipitation annually, spread throughout the year, with higher amounts in the spring and lower amounts during the summer and autumn months. Snowfall occurs primarily between November and April, with an average of 30 inches per year. During warmer months, thunderstorms can be frequent but typically don't last for more than an hour or two at a time.

Patriot, Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Patriot averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 178 sunny days per year in Patriot. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Patriot gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.4 Summer - 5.5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Patriot, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePatriot, IndianaUnited States
  44.3 in.38.1 in.
  15.3 in.27.8 in.
  115.7 days106.2 days
  178 days205 days
  86.2°85.8°
  22.8°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  472 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 Patriot with an average high temperature of 86.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Patriot, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Patriot are September, May and June.
In Patriot, there are 19.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Patriot with an average of 22.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Patriot, there are 99.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Patriot, there are 2.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Patriot but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Patriot.
May is the wettest month in Patriot with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.3 inches in Patriot means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Patriot with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Patriot, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.3 inches in Patriot means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in Patriot with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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