Sweetser, IN Climate

Sweetser, IN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. It is characterized by hot, wet summers with temperatures regularly reaching into the 90's throughout July and August. Winters are typically cold with temperatures dropping to an average of 24°F in January. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with temperatures ranging from 28 inches in May to 3 inches in December. Snowfall ranges from 6-9 inches on an average winter season. The area experiences all four seasons making it an ideal location for outdoor activities year round.

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

Sweetser averages 28 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 Sweetser. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sweetser gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sweetser, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Sweetser, Indiana	United States
	40.6 in.	38.1 in.
	27.8 in.	27.8 in.
	119.5 days	106.2 days
	178 days	205 days
	84.3°	85.8°
	17.4°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	850 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 Sweetser with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Sweetser, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sweetser are September, June and August.

In Sweetser, there are 13.3 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 Sweetser with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Sweetser, there are 127.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Sweetser, there are 6.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Sweetser 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 Sweetser with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in Sweetser means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Sweetser with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.5 rainy days annually in Sweetser, which is about average compared to other 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 27.8 inches in Sweetser means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Sweetser with 8.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.