Burns Harbor, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from INDIANA DUNES NL, IN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Burns Harbor has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 39.2 inches of precipitation per year and 40.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and February the driest (1.97 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,877
Cooling need
552

Best time to visit Burns Harbor

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

127 of 366 (34.7%) of Burns Harbor'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.

1980s
6
1990s
90
2000s
87
2010s
109
2020s
74

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 32.1°F 17.8°F 24.9°F 2.21 in 16.0 in 13
February 35.5°F 21.1°F 28.3°F 1.97 in 9.7 in 9
March 45.6°F 29.8°F 37.7°F 2.34 in 6.0 in 11
April 57.2°F 39.5°F 48.4°F 3.55 in 0.6 in 11
May 68.4°F 49.6°F 59.0°F 4.27 in 12
June 77.5°F 59.5°F 68.5°F 4.31 in 12
July 81.6°F 64.3°F 73.0°F 3.98 in 10
August 80.0°F 63.1°F 71.6°F 4.08 in 10
September 74.3°F 56.3°F 65.3°F 3.65 in 10
October 62.3°F 44.7°F 53.5°F 3.75 in 12
November 48.7°F 34.2°F 41.5°F 2.76 in 0.7 in 11
December 37.4°F 24.1°F 30.8°F 2.29 in 7.3 in 12

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