Zip 47024 (Laurel, IN) Climate

Laurel, IN has a climate that can be described as humid continental. The average temperatures in the area range from 22°F in January to 81°F in July, with an average of 47°F throughout the year. The area experiences average precipitation totals of 39 inches per year, and average snowfall totals of approximately 23 inches per year. The summers are usually warm and humid, while winters tend to be cold and snowy.

Laurel (zip 47024), Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Laurel (zip 47024) averages 14 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Laurel (zip 47024). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Laurel (zip 47024) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 124 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 20
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47024 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.6 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47024 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Laurel, Indiana	United States
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	85.6°	85.8°
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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 47024 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47024 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 47024 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47024 zip code, there are 18.7 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 47024 zip code with an average of 19.8°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47024 zip code, there are 115.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47024 zip code, there are 4.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 47024 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 47024 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.4 inches in the 47024 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

April is the rainiest month in the 47024 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 124.0 rainy days annually in the 47024 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 14.4 inches in the 47024 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47024 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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