Medora, IN Climate

Medora, IN has a humid continental climate, with hot and humid summers, and cold and dry winters. Average high temperatures range from the mid to upper 20s in January to the upper 80s in July. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year, with an average of around 4-5 inches per month during spring and summer months. Snowfall can be quite heavy depending on the winter season, averaging around 24 inches annually. The area experiences all four seasons, making it an ideal place for outdoor activities year round.

Medora, Indiana gets 47 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medora averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 191 sunny days per year in Medora. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medora gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 21
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.3 Summer - 5.4 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Medora, 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 Medora with an average high temperature of 85.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Medora, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Medora are September, May and June.

In Medora, 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 Medora with an average of 21.4°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In Medora, there are 111.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In Medora, there are 3.6 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 Medora 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 Medora.

May is the wettest month in Medora with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.5 inches in Medora means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Medora with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 7.3 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Medora, which is less rainy than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 14.8 inches in Medora means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in Medora with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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