Zip 46383 (Valparaiso, IN) Climate

Valparaiso, IN has a humid continental climate characterized by four distinct seasons. The summers are typically hot and humid with highs reaching the mid-80s Fahrenheit and lows around 70 degrees. Winters are cold with temperatures averaging in the upper 20s Fahrenheit during the day and dipping into the single digits at night. Rainfall is distributed throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches per year, mainly in the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages 25 inches per year, mostly between November and April. Valparaiso experiences all four seasons in full force, making it an enjoyable place to live for those who love seasonal weather changes!

Valparaiso (zip 46383), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Valparaiso (zip 46383) averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Valparaiso (zip 46383). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Valparaiso (zip 46383) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 130 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46383 zip code is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46383 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Valparaiso, Indiana	United States
	39.8 in.	38.1 in.
	39.0 in.	27.8 in.
	129.6 days	106.2 days
	175 days	205 days
	82.4°	85.8°
	16.6°	21.7°
	6.8	7
	3.7	4.3
	825 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 46383 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Indiana. In the 46383 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 46383 zip code are June, August and September.

In the 46383 zip code, there are 7.0 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 46383 zip code with an average of 16.6°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46383 zip code, there are 124.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46383 zip code, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 46383 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.

June is the wettest month in the 46383 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.8 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 39.8 inches in the 46383 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 46383 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 9.0 rainy days. There are 129.6 rainy days annually in the 46383 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 24% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.0 inches in the 46383 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46383 zip code with 13.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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