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47111 Charlestown, IN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are usually warm and humid while winters can be cold with occasional snowfall. The average temperature in the summer is around 74掳F (23掳C) and in the winter it drops to an average of 32掳F (0掳C). Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, but there is slightly higher amounts during the summer months. Overall, this area experiences four distinct seasons with mild temperatures throughout each of them.

Charlestown (zip 47111), Indiana gets 46 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Charlestown (zip 47111) averages 11 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Charlestown (zip 47111). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Charlestown (zip 47111) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 23
Rain: averages 46 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 11 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47111 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Indiana.

8.1 Summer - 5.6 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in the 47111 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.

August is the hottest month for the 47111 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47111 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47111 zip code are September, May and June.
In the 47111 zip code, there are 21.6 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 47111 zip code with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
In the 47111 zip code, there are 103.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.
In the 47111 zip code, there are 2.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Indiana.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in the 47111 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 47111 zip code.
May is the wettest month in the 47111 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 3.1 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 46.3 inches in the 47111 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in the 47111 zip code with 10.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.8 rainy days. There are 103.8 rainy days annually in the 47111 zip code, which is one of the least rainy 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 10.8 inches in the 47111 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Indiana. February is the snowiest month in the 47111 zip code with 3.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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