Zip 47137 (Leavenworth, IN) Climate

Leavenworth, IN has a humid continental climate with mild to moderately warm summers and cold winters with moderate amounts of precipitation throughout the year. The average annual temperature in Leavenworth is around 56°F, while the average high temperatures in summer months reach into the 70s and low 80s and winter lows dip down around 25°F. Snowfall in the area averages around 30 inches a year with several snowstorms each season lasting for several days at a time. Precipitation is distributed throughout the year, but it is heaviest between May and September when thunderstorms are common during warmer months.

Leavenworth (zip 47137), Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leavenworth (zip 47137) averages 8 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Leavenworth (zip 47137). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leavenworth (zip 47137) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 8 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47137 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.9 Summer - 5.6 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 47137 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.

August is the hottest month for the 47137 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47137 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47137 zip code are May, September and June.

In the 47137 zip code, there are 26.5 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 47137 zip code with an average of 23.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47137 zip code, there are 100.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47137 zip code, there are 2.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47137 zip code during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in the 47137 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47137 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 23% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.2 inches in the 47137 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47137 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 115.3 rainy days annually in the 47137 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 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.1 inches in the 47137 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47137 zip code with 2.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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