Zip 46818 (Fort Wayne, IN) Climate

Fort Wayne, IN has a humid continental climate. The summers are hot and muggy, while the winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall are mild, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the 80s. Precipitation is abundant year-round, with an average of 36 inches of rain per year. Snowfall averages around 30 inches annually, making it one of the snowiest cities in Indiana. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the warmer months.

Fort Wayne (zip 46818), Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Wayne (zip 46818) averages 32 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Fort Wayne (zip 46818). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Wayne (zip 46818) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 128 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 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 32 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46818 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46818 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fort Wayne, Indiana	United States
	39.2 in.	38.1 in.
	31.7 in.	27.8 in.
	127.8 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.6°	85.8°
	16.9°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.6	4.3
	846 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 46818 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46818 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 46818 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 46818 zip code, there are 8.3 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 46818 zip code with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46818 zip code, there are 129.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46818 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46818 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 46818 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.2 inches in the 46818 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 46818 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.5 rainy days. There are 127.8 rainy days annually in the 46818 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 31.7 inches in the 46818 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46818 zip code with 9.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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