Zip 46035 (Colfax, IN) Climate

The climate in 46035 Colfax, IN is characterized by warm, muggy summers and cold, wet winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 75°F (24°C), while the average temperature for winter months is 32°F (0°C). The area receives an average of 39 inches of precipitation per year, with most of it occurring during the warmer months. Snowfall can vary greatly from year to year, but generally doesn’t exceed more than 10 inches in one season. Winds are generally light and steady with an average speed of 5-10 mph.

Colfax (zip 46035), Indiana gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Colfax (zip 46035) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Colfax (zip 46035). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Colfax (zip 46035) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46035 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.8 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46035 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Colfax, Indiana	United States
	41.8 in.	38.1 in.
	18.8 in.	27.8 in.
	124.0 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	83.4°	85.8°
	17.6°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.5	4.3
	828 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 46035 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46035 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 46035 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 46035 zip code, there are 9.7 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 46035 zip code with an average of 17.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 46035 zip code, there are 121.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 46035 zip code, there are 7.4 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 46035 zip code 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 46035 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.4 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 41.8 inches in the 46035 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 46035 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.0 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in the 46035 zip code, 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.8 inches in the 46035 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46035 zip code with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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