Union County, IN Climate

Union IN County experiences a humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid while winters are cold with occasional snowfall. Temperatures to often dip into the low twenties during the winter months, while summer temperatures can easily reach well into the nineties. Precipitation is fairly typical for Indiana, with average yearly rainfall around 40 inches. The area also receives an average of 37 inches of snowfall each year. Overall, Union IN County has temperate weather that makes it a pleasant place to live all year round.

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

Union County averages 21 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 Union County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Union County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 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 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Union 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 Union 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 Union County with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In Union County, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Union County are September, June and August.

In Union County, there are 13.7 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 Union County with an average of 18.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In Union County, there are 124.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In Union County, there are 6.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Union 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 Union County with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.0 inches in Union County means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Union County with 13.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 133.6 rainy days annually in Union County, which is one of the rainiest 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 20.5 inches in Union County means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Union County with 6.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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