Zip 47388 (Sulphur Springs, IN) Climate

47388 Sulphur Springs, IN has a humid continental climate, meaning it experiences four distinct seasons with wide variations in temperature. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures ranging from the mid-80s up to the mid-90s with rain throughout the season. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures usually staying in the 20s and 30s during the day and dropping into single digits at night. Spring tends to be mild and rainy while autumn is cool but frequently dry.

Sulphur Springs (zip 47388), Indiana gets 43 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sulphur Springs (zip 47388) averages 26 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Sulphur Springs (zip 47388). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sulphur Springs (zip 47388) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 125 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 18
Rain: averages 43 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47388 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 47388 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 47388 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 47388 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 47388 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 47388 zip code, there are 9.0 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 47388 zip code with an average of 17.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

In the 47388 zip code, there are 124.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 47388 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 47388 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 47388 zip code with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 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 43.1 inches in the 47388 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47388 zip code with 12.6 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 125.3 rainy days annually in the 47388 zip code, which is rainier 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 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 25.7 inches in the 47388 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47388 zip code with 9.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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