Zip 46537 (La Paz, IN) Climate

The climate in 46537 La Paz, IN is typical of the Midwest—hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer months can range from the low 70s (Fahrenheit) during the day to mid 50s at night. Winter temperatures are usually below freezing, with highs around the mid-30s and lows averaging in the low teens. Rainfall is fairly consistent year round with an annual average of approximately 34 inches. Snowfall varies greatly from year to year, but on average, most years will see around 21 inches of snowfall.

La Paz (zip 46537), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Paz (zip 46537) averages 50 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 173 sunny days per year in La Paz (zip 46537). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Paz (zip 46537) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 139 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 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46537 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.1 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46537 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Paz, Indiana	United States
	40.1 in.	38.1 in.
	49.9 in.	27.8 in.
	139.1 days	106.2 days
	173 days	205 days
	83.2°	85.8°
	15.5°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	3.5	4.3
	823 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 46537 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46537 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 46537 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 46537 zip code, there are 9.5 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 46537 zip code with an average of 15.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46537 zip code, there are 135.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46537 zip code, there are 7.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46537 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.

July is the wettest month in the 46537 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 40.1 inches in the 46537 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

January is the rainiest month in the 46537 zip code with 14.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 139.1 rainy days annually in the 46537 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.9 inches in the 46537 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46537 zip code with 16.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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