Marion Metro Area, IN Climate

The Marion, IN Metro Area experiences all four distinct seasons throughout the year. Summers are typically hot and humid with temperatures in the mid to high 80s while winters are cold and often snowy with temperatures reaching as low as 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The area also experiences moderate amounts of precipitation with its wettest season being winter and its driest season being summer. Spring and fall are mild with temperatures ranging from 50 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

Marion Metro Area, Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marion Metro Area averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Marion Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marion Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the Marion 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 Marion metro area with an average high temperature of 84.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In the Marion 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 Marion metro area are September, June and August.

In the Marion metro area, there are 12.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Marion metro area with an average of 17.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the Marion metro area, there are 122.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the Marion metro area, there are 6.5 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 Marion 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 Marion metro area with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.6 inches in the Marion metro area means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Marion metro area with 12.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 121.4 rainy days annually in the Marion 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 26.3 inches in the Marion metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the Marion metro area with 7.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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