Warsaw Metro Area, IN Climate

The climate in the Warsaw, IN Metro Area is generally mild with occasional cold snaps during the winter months. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the upper 80s on hot days. Precipitation is evenly spread throughout the year with an average of about 35 inches. Winters tend to be quite cold, with temperatures dropping below freezing for several weeks at a time. Snowfall can be significant at times, but usually melts quickly due to the warm daytime temperatures and sunshine available during this season.

Warsaw Metro Area, Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Warsaw Metro Area averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Warsaw Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Warsaw Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Warsaw metro area is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

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

Climate	Warsaw, Indiana	United States
	39.6 in.	38.1 in.
	33.0 in.	27.8 in.
	123.7 days	106.2 days
	176 days	205 days
	82.9°	85.8°
	16.6°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.7	4.3
	854 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 Warsaw metro area with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the Warsaw 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 Warsaw metro area are June, September and August.

In the Warsaw metro area, there are 6.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Warsaw metro area with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the Warsaw metro area, there are 128.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the Warsaw metro area, there are 5.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Warsaw 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.

May is the wettest month in the Warsaw metro area with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 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 39.6 inches in the Warsaw metro area means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Warsaw metro area with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 123.7 rainy days annually in the Warsaw metro area, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 33.0 inches in the Warsaw metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the Warsaw metro area with 10.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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