Zip 47872 (Rockville, IN) Climate

47872 Rockville, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 79 degrees Fahrenheit and the average temperature in the winter is around 23 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 41 inches of rain per year, with most of it occurring in the spring and summer months. Snowfall is also common during the winter months, with an average of 12 inches of snowfall each year. The humidity levels are relatively high throughout the year, averaging around 65%.

Rockville (zip 47872), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rockville (zip 47872) averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Rockville (zip 47872). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rockville (zip 47872) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 19
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47872 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.5 Summer - 5.2 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47872 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Rockville, Indiana	United States
	45.9 in.	38.1 in.
	16.9 in.	27.8 in.
	107.6 days	106.2 days
	187 days	205 days
	85.6°	85.8°
	18.8°	21.7°
	7.2	7
	3.8	4.3
	682 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 47872 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47872 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 47872 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47872 zip code, there are 17.1 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 47872 zip code with an average of 18.8°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47872 zip code, there are 115.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47872 zip code, there are 5.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 47872 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. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in the 47872 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47872 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 45.9 inches in the 47872 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47872 zip code with 11.4 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 107.6 rainy days annually in the 47872 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 16.9 inches in the 47872 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47872 zip code with 6.5 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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