Montgomery County, IN Climate

Montgomery County, IN has a humid continental climate. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures often reaching the mid to upper 80s Fahrenheit. Winters are generally cold and snowy, with average temperatures ranging from the low 20s to the low 40s Fahrenheit. The warmest month of the year is June, while the coldest is January. Average annual precipitation in Montgomery County is around 42 inches with snowfall averaging around 17 inches annually. This area is known for its severe weather, including frequent thunderstorms throughout the summer months that can bring hail, damaging winds, and even tornadoes at times.

Montgomery County, Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Montgomery County averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Montgomery County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Montgomery County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

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

Climate	Montgomery, Indiana	United States
	42.2 in.	38.1 in.
	19.0 in.	27.8 in.
	114.7 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	83.7°	85.8°
	17.1°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.7	4.3
	809 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 Montgomery County with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Montgomery County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Montgomery County are September, June and August.

In Montgomery County, there are 11.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Montgomery County with an average of 17.1°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Montgomery County, there are 124.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Montgomery County, there are 7.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Montgomery 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.

May is the wettest month in Montgomery County with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.2 inches in Montgomery County means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Montgomery County with 11.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 114.7 rainy days annually in Montgomery County, which is less rainy 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 19.0 inches in Montgomery County means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Montgomery County with 6.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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