LaGrange County, IN Climate

LaGrange County, IN enjoys a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature is around 50 degrees Fahrenheit, with average high temperatures in the summer ranging from the mid-70s to the mid-80s and lows in winter averaging in the low 20s. Precipitation is fairly common throughout the year, but snowfall can be significant during winter months. Winters usually start off mild but become progressively colder through December, January, and February before gradually warming up again in spring.

LaGrange County, Indiana gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

LaGrange County averages 31 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in LaGrange County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

LaGrange County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

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

Climate	LaGrange, Indiana	United States
	37.9 in.	38.1 in.
	31.1 in.	27.8 in.
	121.6 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	83.0°	85.8°
	15.7°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.5	4.3
	910 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 LaGrange County with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In LaGrange County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for LaGrange County are June, August and September.

In LaGrange County, there are 8.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for LaGrange County with an average of 15.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In LaGrange County, there are 135.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In LaGrange County, there are 6.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in LaGrange County 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.

August is the wettest month in LaGrange County with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 33% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.9 inches in LaGrange County means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in LaGrange County with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 121.6 rainy days annually in LaGrange County, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 26% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 31.1 inches in LaGrange County means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in LaGrange County with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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