Owen County, IN Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Owen County, IN has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold to very cold winters. The average annual temperature in Owen is around 52°F, and the county experiences an average of 38 inches of precipitation per year. Winters tend to be long and cold with temperatures ranging from 17°F in January to 79°F in July. Summertime brings hot and humid days with frequent thunderstorms. Spring and fall are the mildest months, usually featuring temperatures between 50-65°F.

Owen County, Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Owen County averages 17 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 Owen County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Owen County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Owen County is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.5 Summer - 5.2 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Owen County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOwen, IndianaUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  16.6 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  187 days  Unlock
  84.8°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  7.1  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  678 ft.  Unlock
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 Owen County with an average high temperature of 84.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Owen County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Owen County are September, June and May.
In Owen County, there are 13.4 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 Owen County with an average of 18.9°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In Owen County, there are 120.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In Owen County, there are 5.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Owen 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Owen County.
May is the wettest month in Owen County with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in Owen County means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in Owen County with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 115.7 rainy days annually in Owen County, which is about average compared to other 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 16.6 inches in Owen County means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Owen County with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Jobs

The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.