Zip 47380 (Ridgeville, IN) Climate

47380 Ridgeville, IN is located in the Midwestern region of the United States and has a humid continental climate. The summers are warm and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 80s Fahrenheit, while winters can be cold and snowy with average lows dipping to below freezing. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, though there tends to be more snow in winter months. Overall, this area offers four distinct seasons with mild temperatures and plenty of precipitation for any outdoor activity.

Ridgeville (zip 47380), Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ridgeville (zip 47380) averages 20 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 Ridgeville (zip 47380). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ridgeville (zip 47380) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47380 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.9 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 47380 zip code, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ridgeville, Indiana	United States
	38.5 in.	38.1 in.
	20.4 in.	27.8 in.
	118.3 days	106.2 days
	180 days	205 days
	83.5°	85.8°
	17.3°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	949 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 47380 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 47380 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 47380 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 47380 zip code, there are 10.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47380 zip code with an average of 17.3°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47380 zip code, there are 126.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47380 zip code, there are 7.1 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 47380 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.

July is the wettest month in the 47380 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 38.5 inches in the 47380 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47380 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 118.3 rainy days annually in the 47380 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 20.4 inches in the 47380 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47380 zip code with 6.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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