Zip 47260 (Medora, IN) Climate

Medora, IN has a humid continental climate with warm and humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months is around 74°F, while the average winter temperatures are around 24°F. Precipitation levels are fairly consistent year-round with an average of 28 inches per year. Snowfall levels tend to be moderate averaging around 17 inches per season. Storms can occur during any season but spring tends to be the most active season for storms in Medora, IN.

Medora (zip 47260), Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medora (zip 47260) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Medora (zip 47260). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medora (zip 47260) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47260 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47260 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.

July is the hottest month for the 47260 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47260 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 47260 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47260 zip code, there are 17.1 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 47260 zip code with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47260 zip code, there are 111.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47260 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47260 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 47260 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47260 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in the 47260 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47260 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in the 47260 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.8 inches in the 47260 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47260 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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