Mitchell, IN Climate

Mitchell, IN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in the summer months is around 86°F and the average low temperature in the winter months is around 24°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of 45 inches of rain per year. Snowfall can vary significantly from year to year, ranging from a low of 8 inches to a high of 36 inches.

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

Mitchell averages 12 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 Mitchell. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mitchell gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 20
Rain: averages 47 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mitchell 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 Mitchell, 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 Mitchell with an average high temperature of 85.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In Mitchell, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mitchell are September, May and June.

In Mitchell, there are 16.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mitchell with an average of 20.4°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In Mitchell, there are 110.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In Mitchell, there are 3.3 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell.

May is the wettest month in Mitchell with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.8 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 46.6 inches in Mitchell means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in Mitchell with 12.5 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 7.5 rainy days. There are 117.4 rainy days annually in Mitchell, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% 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 Mitchell means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in Mitchell with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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