Zip 47901 (Lafayette, IN) Climate

The climate in 47901 Lafayette, IN is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures usually reaching into the 80s and occasionally exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are cold, with temperatures usually dropping to around freezing or below. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, averaging 37 inches annually. The area also experiences an average of 207 sunny days each year.

Lafayette (zip 47901), Indiana gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lafayette (zip 47901) averages 19 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Lafayette (zip 47901). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lafayette (zip 47901) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47901 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.4 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47901 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lafayette, Indiana	United States
	37.8 in.	38.1 in.
	18.6 in.	27.8 in.
	119.7 days	106.2 days
	186 days	205 days
	86.6°	85.8°
	16.8°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.9	4.3
	581 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 47901 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47901 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 47901 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47901 zip code, there are 27.4 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 47901 zip code with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47901 zip code, there are 123.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47901 zip code, there are 6.7 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 47901 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 47901 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in the 47901 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47901 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.7 rainy days annually in the 47901 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 23% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.6 inches in the 47901 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47901 zip code with 5.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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