Zip 47471 (Worthington, IN) Climate

47471 Worthington, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range between 13°F in the winter months and 84°F in the summer months. The area experiences around 36 inches of rain each year and receives around 44 inches of snow every winter season. Winters can be especially harsh with below-freezing temperatures lasting for weeks at a time while summers are moderately sunny and hot, providing respite from the cold weather.

Worthington (zip 47471), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Worthington (zip 47471) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Worthington (zip 47471). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Worthington (zip 47471) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 116 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47471 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Indiana.

8.4 Summer - 5.3 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47471 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Worthington, Indiana	United States
	46.4 in.	38.1 in.
	12.4 in.	27.8 in.
	116.0 days	106.2 days
	188 days	205 days
	85.2°	85.8°
	19.9°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.7	4.3
	529 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 47471 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47471 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 47471 zip code are September, June and May.

In the 47471 zip code, there are 15.2 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 47471 zip code with an average of 19.9°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47471 zip code, there are 112.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47471 zip code, there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47471 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 47471 zip code.

May is the wettest month in the 47471 zip code with 5.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 19% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.4 inches in the 47471 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47471 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 116.0 rainy days annually in the 47471 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 12.4 inches in the 47471 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47471 zip code with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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