Zip 46140 (Greenfield, IN) Climate

The climate in 46140 Greenfield, IN is generally mild throughout the year. Summers are typically warm with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s during the day, while nights remain comfortably cool. Winters become quite chilly with temperatures dropping to the 20s or lower during nighttime hours and high temperatures rarely getting out of the 40s during the day. The area gets an average of 38 inches of rain throughout the year with most of it occurring from April to September, and light snowfall in winter months ranging between 6-10 inches yearly.

Greenfield (zip 46140), Indiana gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenfield (zip 46140) averages 19 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 Greenfield (zip 46140). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenfield (zip 46140) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 19
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 19 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46140 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46140 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greenfield, Indiana	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	18.9 in.	27.8 in.
	126.2 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	83.9°	85.8°
	18.6°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	899 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 46140 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46140 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 46140 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 46140 zip code, there are 10.9 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 46140 zip code with an average of 18.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 46140 zip code, there are 118.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 46140 zip code, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46140 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 46140 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.6 inches in the 46140 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

April is the rainiest month in the 46140 zip code with 13.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.3 rainy days. There are 126.2 rainy days annually in the 46140 zip code, which is rainier 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.9 inches in the 46140 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46140 zip code with 6.3 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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