Plainville, IN Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Plainville, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by hot, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Average temperatures range from around 0 degrees Fahrenheit in January to around 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July and August. Summer months tend to be very humid and can receive significant amounts of precipitation throughout the season. The winter months are usually much colder with temperatures often dipping below freezing. Snowfall is common during winter months, resulting in an annual snowfall average of approximately 25 inches.

Plainville, Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Plainville averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Plainville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plainville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 22
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Plainville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

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

  ClimatePlainville, IndianaUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  10.7 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  203 days  Unlock
  87.0°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  7.2  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  469 ft.  Unlock
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 Plainville with an average high temperature of 87.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Plainville, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plainville are September, May and June.
In Plainville, there are 25.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Plainville with an average of 22.4°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Plainville, there are 97.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In Plainville, there are 2.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Plainville 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 Plainville.
May is the wettest month in Plainville with 5.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.6 inches in Plainville means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Plainville with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 109.2 rainy days annually in Plainville, which is less rainy than most 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 10.7 inches in Plainville means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Plainville with 3.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs
Compare Plainville,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Plainville, Indiana to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.