Frankfort Metro Area, IN Climate

The Frankfort, IN Metro Area enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool and snowy, with temperatures ranging from the mid-20s to the low 40s. Spring brings pleasant weather, with temperatures in the 50s and 60s and plenty of rainfall. Summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s and 90s during July. Fall sees cooler weather returning, with crisp days and cool nights. Overall, Frankfort is an enjoyable place to live no matter what time of year it is!

Frankfort Metro Area, Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Frankfort Metro Area averages 24 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 Frankfort Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Frankfort Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 122 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 18
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Frankfort metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Frankfort, Indiana	United States
	41.5 in.	38.1 in.
	23.7 in.	27.8 in.
	122.1 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	83.8°	85.8°
	17.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.9	4.3
	851 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 the Frankfort metro area with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the Frankfort metro area, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Frankfort metro area are September, June and August.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Frankfort metro area with an average of 17.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 120.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the Frankfort metro area, there are 7.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Frankfort metro area 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 the Frankfort metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.5 inches in the Frankfort metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Frankfort metro area with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.8 rainy days. There are 122.1 rainy days annually in the Frankfort metro area, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.7 inches in the Frankfort metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the Frankfort metro area with 7.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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