New Castle Metro Area, IN Climate

New Castle, IN Metro Area has a pleasant climate year-round, with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures averaging in the high 80s and low 90s. Winters can be cold, but usually feature mild temperatures in the mid-30s to mid-40s. Spring and fall are generally mild and pleasant, with temperatures in the 60s to 70s. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with the most rain occurring between April and September. Snowfall is common in winter months with an average of about 12 inches per year.

New Castle Metro Area, Indiana gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Castle Metro Area averages 24 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 New Castle Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the New Castle 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 New Castle metro area with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the New Castle 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 New Castle metro area are September, June and August.

In the New Castle metro area, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the New Castle metro area with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the New Castle metro area, there are 124.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the New Castle metro area, there are 6.4 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 New Castle 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 New Castle metro area with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 42.9 inches in the New Castle metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

April is the rainiest month in the New Castle metro area with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 124.6 rainy days annually in the New Castle metro area, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.9 inches in the New Castle metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the New Castle metro area with 8.5 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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