Adams County, IN Climate

Adams County, IN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers can be very hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the low 90s and high humidity making it feel even hotter. Winters can be cold and snowy, as average temperatures in December drop to the mid-20s °F. The spring is usually mild and wet with temperatures ranging from 40-50°F while fall brings cool evenings and dry days with temperatures typically staying in the 50s. Average precipitation throughout the year is 44 inches, which provide plenty of moisture for the lush vegetation of Adams County.

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

Adams County averages 26 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 Adams County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Adams County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.7 Winter

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

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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 Adams County with an average high temperature of 84.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Adams County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Adams County are September, June and August.

In Adams County, there are 11.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Adams County with an average of 17.4°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Adams County, there are 125.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Adams County, there are 5.8 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 Adams 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.

July is the wettest month in Adams County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.3 inches in Adams County means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Adams County with 12.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.2 rainy days. There are 123.5 rainy days annually in Adams County, 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 25.8 inches in Adams County means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Adams County with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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