Bedford Metro Area, IN Climate

The climate in the Bedford, IN Metro Area is mostly humid continental with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months (June-August) is around 75 degrees Fahrenheit while the average winter temperature (December-February) is around 23 degrees Fahrenheit. There is some variation between individual months with occasional colder or warmer temperatures, but overall the area remains fairly temperate all year long. Precipitation is consistent throughout the year, typically averaging around 40 inches per year with snowfall during December and January.

Bedford Metro Area, Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bedford Metro Area averages 13 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Bedford Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bedford Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Bedford metro area is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

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

Climate	Bedford, Indiana	United States
	46.9 in.	38.1 in.
	12.5 in.	27.8 in.
	116.7 days	106.2 days
	189 days	205 days
	85.5°	85.8°
	20.9°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	654 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 Bedford metro area with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the Bedford metro area, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bedford metro area are September, May and June.

In the Bedford metro area, there are 16.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bedford metro area with an average of 20.9°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the Bedford metro area, there are 105.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the Bedford metro area, there are 3.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Bedford metro area during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the Bedford metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Bedford metro area with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.9 inches in the Bedford metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Bedford metro area with 12.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 116.7 rainy days annually in the Bedford metro area, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 12.5 inches in the Bedford metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in the Bedford metro area with 3.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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