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United States / Indiana / Marion Metro Area / Grant County / Sims / Zip Codes
Sims, IN has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. During the summer months, average temperatures range from the mid-60s to the upper-80s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures can dip into the teens and twenties. The area receives an average of 39 inches of rain throughout the year, with most of it coming in spring and summer. Snowfall is light to moderate, averaging about 15 inches annually. Overall, Sims is a pleasant place to live with varied seasonal weather that rarely gets too extreme in either direction.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sims 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 Sims, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSims, IndianaUnited States
  41.4 in.38.1 in.
  28.9 in.27.8 in.
  122.9 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  84.2°85.8°
  17.3°21.7°
  77
  3.54.3
  860 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 Sims with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Sims, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sims are September, June and August.
In Sims, there are 13.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sims with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Sims, there are 125.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Sims, there are 7.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Sims 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 Sims with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.4 inches in Sims means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Sims with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.9 rainy days. There are 122.9 rainy days annually in Sims, 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 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.9 inches in Sims means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Sims with 8.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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