Zip 46725 (Columbia City, IN) Climate

The climate in 46725 Columbia City, IN is generally warm and temperate. The summers are hot and humid with average temperatures reaching into the low 80s, while the winters are cold, but not overly so, with temperatures typically hovering in the upper 20s and lower 30s. With an average annual precipitation of around 43 inches, this area gets plenty of rainfall throughout the year, making it one of the more humid regions of Indiana.

Columbia City (zip 46725), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Columbia City (zip 46725) averages 31 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 Columbia City (zip 46725). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Columbia City (zip 46725) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 132 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 31 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46725 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46725 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Columbia City, Indiana	United States
	40.2 in.	38.1 in.
	30.7 in.	27.8 in.
	131.8 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.4°	85.8°
	16.3°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	3.4	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 46725 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46725 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 46725 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 46725 zip code, there are 8.1 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 46725 zip code with an average of 16.3°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46725 zip code, there are 129.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46725 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 46725 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.

June is the wettest month in the 46725 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.2 inches in the 46725 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 46725 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.9 rainy days. There are 131.8 rainy days annually in the 46725 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 30.7 inches in the 46725 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46725 zip code with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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