Fort Wayne, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT WAYNE INTL AP, IN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fort Wayne has an annual average temperature of 50.9°F with about 39.5 inches of precipitation per year and 33.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and February the driest (2.06 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,721
Cooling need
633

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

47 of 366 (12.8%) of Fort Wayne'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.

1930s
7
1940s
48
1950s
62
1960s
26
1970s
19
1980s
53
1990s
39
2000s
26
2010s
63
2020s
23

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 32.6°F 18.4°F 25.5°F 2.54 in 10.8 in 13
February 36.5°F 21.0°F 28.7°F 2.06 in 7.8 in 11
March 47.8°F 29.4°F 38.6°F 2.81 in 4.6 in 12
April 60.9°F 39.4°F 50.2°F 3.74 in 0.8 in 13
May 72.2°F 50.4°F 61.3°F 4.58 in 14
June 81.0°F 60.3°F 70.7°F 4.48 in 12
July 84.1°F 63.5°F 73.8°F 4.05 in 10
August 82.0°F 61.2°F 71.6°F 3.80 in 9
September 76.1°F 53.4°F 64.8°F 3.04 in 9
October 63.7°F 42.8°F 53.2°F 2.95 in 0.1 in 10
November 49.4°F 32.8°F 41.1°F 2.96 in 1.9 in 11
December 37.5°F 24.2°F 30.9°F 2.47 in 7.6 in 12

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