Zip 47060 (West Harrison, IN) Climate

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47060 West Harrison, IN experiences a humid continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature for the area is around 28°F in January and 74°F in July. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 37 inches per year. Snowfall averages out to around 22 inches per year and clear days are plentiful during the summer months. Winters tend to be cloudy but with lower temperatures than other areas of the country due to the lake effect snowfall from nearby Lake Michigan.

West Harrison (zip 47060), Indiana gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

West Harrison (zip 47060) averages 15 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in West Harrison (zip 47060). The US average is 205 sunny days.

West Harrison (zip 47060) 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 21
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 15 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47060 zip code 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 the 47060 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 47060 zip code with an average high temperature of 87.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Indiana. In the 47060 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 47060 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 47060 zip code, there are 27.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47060 zip code with an average of 20.7°. This is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47060 zip code, there are 113.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Indiana.

In the 47060 zip code, there are 2.8 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 47060 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.

May is the wettest month in the 47060 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 21% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 43.7 inches in the 47060 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Indiana.

May is the rainiest month in the 47060 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 112.5 rainy days annually in the 47060 zip code, 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 14.9 inches in the 47060 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47060 zip code with 4.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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