Zip 47949 (Hillsboro, IN) Climate

47949 Hillsboro, IN has a moderate climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 75°F (24°C) and the average winter temperature is around 30°F (-1°C). Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, especially from April to June. Snowfall is very limited as temperatures rarely drop below freezing. The area experiences four distinct seasons with spring being mild and sunny, while autumn sees cooler temperatures but lots of sunshine.

Hillsboro (zip 47949), Indiana gets 41 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hillsboro (zip 47949) averages 21 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 Hillsboro (zip 47949). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hillsboro (zip 47949) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 41 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 21 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47949 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.8 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 47949 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hillsboro, Indiana	United States
	40.9 in.	38.1 in.
	20.8 in.	27.8 in.
	115.4 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	16.8°	21.7°
	7	7
	3.8	4.3
	739 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 47949 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 47949 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 47949 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 47949 zip code, there are 10.7 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 47949 zip code with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47949 zip code, there are 125.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47949 zip code, there are 8.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 47949 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 47949 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.1 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.9 inches in the 47949 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47949 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 115.4 rainy days annually in the 47949 zip code, which is less rainy 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 20.8 inches in the 47949 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47949 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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