Evansville Metro Area, IN Climate

The climate in the Evansville, IN Metro Area is generally mild, with hot humid summers and cold winters. There are four distinct seasons each year, typically beginning in late March and ending in early December. The average high temperatures range from 44°F in January to 87°F in July. Average low temperatures range from 22°F in January to 64°F in July. On average, there are 41 inches of rain per year, with an average snowfall of 12 inches per year. While winters are usually cold and snowy, summers are typically hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms.

Evansville Metro Area, Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Evansville Metro Area averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Evansville Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Evansville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.2 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the Evansville metro area, 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 the Evansville metro area with an average high temperature of 88.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the Evansville 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 Evansville metro area are May, September and October.

In the Evansville metro area, there are 39.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Evansville metro area with an average of 25.0°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the Evansville metro area, there are 83.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the Evansville metro area, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the Evansville 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 Evansville metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Evansville metro area with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 3.2 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the Evansville metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Evansville metro area with 11.6 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 110.7 rainy days annually in the Evansville metro area, which is less rainy than most 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 10.3 inches in the Evansville metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the Evansville metro area with 3.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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