Zip 47224 (Canaan, IN) Climate

Canaan, IN experiences a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average yearly temperatures reach up to 76°F in the summertime, while winter temperatures tend to dip below freezing. Rainfall is common throughout the year, with an average of 40 inches per year. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, averaging around 27 inches annually. Spring and fall are generally mild with temperatures hovering between 40°F and 60°F.

Canaan (zip 47224), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Canaan (zip 47224) averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Canaan (zip 47224). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Canaan (zip 47224) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 22
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47224 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47224 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 47224 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47224 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47224 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47224 zip code, there are 17.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47224 zip code with an average of 22.1°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47224 zip code, there are 105.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47224 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 47224 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 47224 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47224 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the 47224 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47224 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 110.2 rainy days annually in the 47224 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 16.1 inches in the 47224 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47224 zip code with 4.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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