Burlington, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from YOUNG AMERICA, IN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Burlington has an annual average temperature of 50.1°F with about 41.1 inches of precipitation per year and 24.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.19 in) and February the driest (2.25 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,910
Cooling need
537

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

104 of 366 (28.4%) of Burlington's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1990s
73
2000s
129
2010s
103
2020s
61

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 31.9°F 16.5°F 24.2°F 2.52 in 8.2 in 11
February 35.9°F 19.8°F 27.8°F 2.25 in 7.3 in 9
March 47.3°F 28.5°F 37.9°F 2.63 in 2.7 in 9
April 60.4°F 38.4°F 49.4°F 3.64 in 0.6 in 11
May 71.8°F 50.3°F 61.1°F 3.94 in 11
June 80.3°F 59.7°F 70.0°F 5.19 in 11
July 82.6°F 62.0°F 72.3°F 5.14 in 9
August 81.2°F 59.9°F 70.6°F 3.99 in 9
September 76.5°F 52.2°F 64.3°F 3.37 in 7
October 64.2°F 41.8°F 53.0°F 3.08 in 8
November 49.1°F 31.7°F 40.4°F 3.08 in 0.7 in 9
December 36.9°F 22.8°F 29.9°F 2.29 in 5.1 in 10

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