The climate in Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Metro Area is a humid continental type. Summers are hot and humid with high temperature averages in the mid-eighties. Winters are cold and snowy with average low temperatures in the mid to upper twenties. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, although snowfall can be heavy at times due to lake effect snow from Lake Michigan. The area experiences all four distinct seasons, with spring usually being the wettest season and autumn the driest. Overall, the weather in this metro area is mild compared to many other parts of Indiana and even across the Midwest.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year