Zip 47561 (Oaktown, IN) Climate

47561 Oaktown, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in summer is around 82°F, while the average low temperature in winter is around 20°F. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of about 38 inches per year. Oaktown also experiences four distinct seasons, from mild springs to hot and humid summers, cool and wet autumns to cold and sometimes snowy winters. Overall, Oaktown enjoys mild temperatures throughout the year but can experience extreme weather conditions at times.

Oaktown (zip 47561), Indiana gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oaktown (zip 47561) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Oaktown (zip 47561). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oaktown (zip 47561) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 22
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47561 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

7.9 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 47561 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oaktown, Indiana	United States
	45.2 in.	38.1 in.
	11.8 in.	27.8 in.
	110.6 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	87.2°	85.8°
	21.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.2	4.3
	464 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 47561 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.2°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47561 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 47561 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47561 zip code, there are 28.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47561 zip code with an average of 21.8°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47561 zip code, there are 99.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47561 zip code, there are 2.8 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 47561 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 47561 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47561 zip code with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.2 inches in the 47561 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47561 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 110.6 rainy days annually in the 47561 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 11.8 inches in the 47561 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47561 zip code with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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