Seymour Metro Area, IN Climate

The climate in the Seymour, IN Metro Area is warm and humid for most of the year. Summers are hot and humid with average high temperatures in the upper 80s and overnight lows in the lower 70s. Winters are cold with average temperatures ranging from around 20F to 40F. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 43 inches annually. Snowfall can range from light dustings to significant snowstorms depending on the season.

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

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

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Seymour Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Seymour 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 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 Seymour 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 Seymour metro area, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Seymour, Indiana	United States
	46.7 in.	38.1 in.
	13.3 in.	27.8 in.
	111.4 days	106.2 days
	192 days	205 days
	85.7°	85.8°
	21.2°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	624 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 Seymour metro area with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the Seymour 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 Seymour metro area are September, May and June.

In the Seymour metro area, there are 18.3 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 Seymour metro area with an average of 21.2°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the Seymour metro area, there are 111.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the Seymour metro area, there are 3.4 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 Seymour 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 Seymour metro area.

May is the wettest month in the Seymour metro area with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.7 inches in the Seymour metro area means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the Seymour metro area with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 111.4 rainy days annually in the Seymour 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.3 inches in the Seymour metro area means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the Seymour metro area with 4.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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