Zip 46701 (Albion, IN) Climate

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46701 Albion, IN has a humid continental climate, characterized by warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures during the summer months average in the low to mid-80s and drop to around 20°F during the winter. Precipitation is fairly even throughout the year, with an average of 45 inches annually. The area also experiences occasional snowfall, especially in January and February. Humidity levels also tend to be relatively high year round.

Albion (zip 46701), Indiana gets 40 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albion (zip 46701) averages 28 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 180 sunny days per year in Albion (zip 46701). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albion (zip 46701) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 16
Rain: averages 40 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 28 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 46701 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.5 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 46701 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Climate

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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 46701 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In the 46701 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 46701 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 46701 zip code, there are 5.3 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 46701 zip code with an average of 16.0°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.

In the 46701 zip code, there are 133.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.

In the 46701 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 is usually comfortable in the 46701 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 46701 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 31% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in the 46701 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 46701 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in the 46701 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 28.3 inches in the 46701 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 46701 zip code with 9.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.