Mount Vernon, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MT VERNON, IN US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mount Vernon has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 8.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.9°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and February the driest (2.93 in). Snow typically falls from October through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,386
Cooling need
1,131

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

11 of 366 (3%) of Mount Vernon'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.

1880s
0
1890s
42
1900s
78
1910s
45
1920s
34
1930s
20
1940s
12
1950s
32
1960s
28
1970s
13
1980s
27
1990s
7
2000s
6
2010s
18
2020s
4

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 41.6°F 22.9°F 32.3°F 3.53 in 2.4 in 9
February 46.0°F 25.7°F 35.9°F 2.93 in 3.1 in 8
March 55.5°F 33.8°F 44.7°F 4.53 in 1.5 in 10
April 67.4°F 43.7°F 55.5°F 5.06 in 11
May 76.7°F 54.4°F 65.6°F 4.98 in 11
June 85.0°F 63.7°F 74.4°F 4.63 in 9
July 87.9°F 66.6°F 77.3°F 3.64 in 8
August 87.3°F 64.7°F 76.0°F 2.95 in 6
September 81.6°F 57.3°F 69.4°F 3.20 in 7
October 70.3°F 45.4°F 57.9°F 3.49 in 0.2 in 7
November 56.6°F 35.3°F 45.9°F 3.89 in 0.1 in 9
December 45.9°F 27.3°F 36.6°F 3.79 in 1.1 in 10

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