Zip 46779 (Pleasant Lake, IN) Climate

46779 Pleasant Lake, IN has a humid continental climate that experiences hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 80°F, while the average low temperature during the winter months is around 20°F. Precipitation is fairly consistent throughout the year, with an average of 36 inches annually. Snowfall in particular can be quite heavy due to the area's location east of the Great Lakes, with some seasons receiving up to 50 inches of snowfall. Winters are known for strong wind chill factors and lake-effect snowstorms which can make temperatures feel even colder than they actually are.

Pleasant Lake (zip 46779), Indiana gets 38 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pleasant Lake (zip 46779) averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Pleasant Lake (zip 46779). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pleasant Lake (zip 46779) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 15
Rain: averages 38 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46779 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.2 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, August and July are the most pleasant months in the 46779 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 46779 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46779 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 46779 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 46779 zip code, there are 7.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 46779 zip code with an average of 15.4°. This is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46779 zip code, there are 138.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46779 zip code, there are 6.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46779 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.

August is the wettest month in the 46779 zip code with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.1 inches in the 46779 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.

December is the rainiest month in the 46779 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.6 rainy days. There are 119.9 rainy days annually in the 46779 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 34.1 inches in the 46779 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in the 46779 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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