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Plymouth, Indiana has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The city is located in northern Indiana, making it prone to lake-effect snowfall during the winter months. Average highs during the summer are around 80°F (26.7°C), while lows during the winter are just below freezing at an average of 23°F (-5°C). The city typically experiences around 40 inches (101 cm) of rainfall each year, mostly concentrated between April and September.

Plymouth, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Plymouth. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Plymouth gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 131 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 16
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Plymouth, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePlymouth, IndianaUnited States
  41.1 in.38.1 in.
  39.0 in.27.8 in.
  131.1 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  15.5°21.7°
  6.97
  3.64.3
  797 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 Plymouth with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Plymouth, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Plymouth are June, September and August.
In Plymouth, there are 7.9 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 Plymouth with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Plymouth, there are 134.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Plymouth, there are 7.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Plymouth 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 Plymouth with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 41.1 inches in Plymouth means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January is the rainiest month in Plymouth with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.1 rainy days. There are 131.1 rainy days annually in Plymouth, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring 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 39.0 inches in Plymouth means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Plymouth with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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The worst thing there is in Plymouth is property crime, Not violent crime, but property crime. There are all kinds of thefts from automobiles to store shop lifting.  More

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Plymouth schools are very well organized and geared toward  More

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