Zip 47635 (Rockport, IN) Climate

47635 Rockport, IN has a humid continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer hovers around 82°F and in the winter temperatures can reach as low as 16°F. The area experiences generous amounts of precipitation throughout the year, ranging from an average of 40 inches during the summer months to 28 inches in the winter. The area also receives significant amounts of snowfall during the winter months, averaging 25 inches on an annual basis.

Rockport (zip 47635), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockport (zip 47635) averages 9 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 Rockport (zip 47635). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockport (zip 47635) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 26
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47635 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

6.9 Summer - 5.9 Winter

September, May and October are the most pleasant months in the 47635 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rockport, Indiana	United States
	46.3 in.	38.1 in.
	8.8 in.	27.8 in.
	102.3 days	106.2 days
	202 days	205 days
	89.6°	85.8°
	26.1°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	4.3	4.3
	405 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 47635 zip code with an average high temperature of 89.6°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47635 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 47635 zip code are May, September and October.

In the 47635 zip code, there are 45.6 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 47635 zip code with an average of 26.1°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47635 zip code, there are 80.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

In the 47635 zip code, there are 1.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47635 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 47635 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47635 zip code with 5.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 3.0 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the 47635 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47635 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 102.3 rainy days annually in the 47635 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 8.8 inches in the 47635 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47635 zip code with 3.0 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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