Zip 46160 (Morgantown, IN) Climate

Morgantown, IN has a humid continental climate, with warm and humid summers and cold winters. Temperatures range from an average low of 24°F in the winter to an average high of 74°F during the summer months. Precipitation is fairly evenly dispersed throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches annually. June is typically the wettest month of the year with 4.7 inches of rainfall, while January is usually the driest month with only 2.4 inches.

Morgantown (zip 46160), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Morgantown (zip 46160) averages 18 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 Morgantown (zip 46160). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Morgantown (zip 46160) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46160 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.5 Summer - 5.1 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 46160 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 46160 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Indiana. In the 46160 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 46160 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 46160 zip code, there are 12.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 46160 zip code with an average of 17.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 46160 zip code, there are 126.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46160 zip code, there are 6.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 46160 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 46160 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 46160 zip code with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.1 inches in the 46160 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 46160 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 116.9 rainy days annually in the 46160 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 17.5 inches in the 46160 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46160 zip code with 6.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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