Climate in Lake County, Indiana

Lake County, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake County averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Lake County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

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

July is the hottest month for Lake County with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Lake County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake County are June, September and August.

In Lake County, there are 12.8 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 Lake County with an average of 17.2°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Lake County, there are 119.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake County with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.6 inches in Lake County means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Lake County with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Lake County, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 32.2 inches in Lake County means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Lake County with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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