Zip 47130 (Jeffersonville, IN) Climate

47130 Jeffersonville, IN has a humid subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and cool winters. Rainfall is spread out fairly evenly throughout the year, with average annual precipitation at 41 inches. In the summer months, temperatures can soar into the 90s Fahrenheit while winter months can drop into the 20s. Humidity levels can be relatively high in the summer months, due to moisture coming in from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The area experiences all four seasons, with spring and fall generally providing mild temperatures and moderate rainfall.

Jeffersonville (zip 47130), Indiana gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Jeffersonville (zip 47130) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Jeffersonville (zip 47130). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Jeffersonville (zip 47130) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47130 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.7 Summer - 5.8 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 47130 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Jeffersonville, Indiana	United States
	44.5 in.	38.1 in.
	7.8 in.	27.8 in.
	113.0 days	106.2 days
	195 days	205 days
	87.6°	85.8°
	25.9°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	3.9	4.3
	448 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 47130 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47130 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47130 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 47130 zip code, there are 29.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47130 zip code with an average of 25.9°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47130 zip code, there are 79.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47130 zip code, there are 0.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47130 zip code 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 47130 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47130 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.5 inches in the 47130 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47130 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.0 rainy days. There are 113.0 rainy days annually in the 47130 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 7.8 inches in the 47130 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47130 zip code with 2.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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