Zip 47036 (Oldenburg, IN) Climate

47036 Oldenburg, IN has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. During the summer months, it is usually sunny with occasional afternoon storms. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures often falling below freezing from December to March. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but there is a slight decrease in the winter months. The average yearly temperature is around 53 degrees Fahrenheit (11 degrees Celsius).

Oldenburg (zip 47036), Indiana gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oldenburg (zip 47036) 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 Oldenburg (zip 47036). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oldenburg (zip 47036) 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 20
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 14 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47036 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.6 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47036 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Oldenburg, Indiana	United States
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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 47036 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47036 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 47036 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 47036 zip code, there are 16.7 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 47036 zip code with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47036 zip code, there are 116.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47036 zip code, there are 4.7 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 47036 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 47036 zip code with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.5 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 44.6 inches in the 47036 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

April is the rainiest month in the 47036 zip code with 12.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 117.3 rainy days annually in the 47036 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 14.3 inches in the 47036 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47036 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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