West College Corner, IN Climate


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West College Corner, IN has a temperate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Summers tend to be hot and humid, with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s and occasionally into the 90s during the hottest months. Winters are cold and snowy, often dropping below freezing during the night and sometimes dipping below 0°F on especially cold days. Rainfall is fairly even throughout the year, though it tends to be heavier in spring and summer than it is in fall and winter. The area sees an average of 40-50 inches of snow annually as well, making for some rather picturesque winters!

West College Corner, Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West College Corner averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in West College Corner. The US average is 205 sunny days.

West College Corner gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 19
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.7 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and August are the most pleasant months in West College Corner, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateWest College Corner, IndianaUnited States
  41.8 in.38.1 in.
  19.4 in.27.8 in.
  134.4 days106.2 days
  180 days205 days
  85.5°85.8°
  18.8°21.7°
  77
  3.74.3
  988 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 West College Corner with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In West College Corner, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for West College Corner are September, June and May.
In West College Corner, there are 18.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for West College Corner with an average of 18.8°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In West College Corner, there are 120.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In West College Corner, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in West College Corner 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 West College Corner with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 41.8 inches in West College Corner means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in West College Corner with 13.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 134.4 rainy days annually in West College Corner, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.4 inches in West College Corner means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in West College Corner with 6.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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