Santa Claus, IN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAINT MEINRAD, IN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Santa Claus has an annual average temperature of 57°F with about 49.6 inches of precipitation per year and 8.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.39 in) and August the driest (2.87 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.
Best time to visit Santa Claus
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Santa Claus'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.
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 122 | |
| 1970s | 73 | |
| 1980s | 80 | |
| 1990s | 45 | |
| 2000s | 46 | |
| 2010s | 0 |
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 | 43.0°F | 25.7°F | 34.3°F | 3.53 in | 3.0 in | 10 |
| February | 48.2°F | 28.7°F | 38.5°F | 3.50 in | 2.4 in | 9 |
| March | 58.2°F | 36.5°F | 47.4°F | 4.75 in | 1.3 in | 12 |
| April | 69.1°F | 46.0°F | 57.5°F | 4.84 in | — | 12 |
| May | 77.0°F | 55.2°F | 66.1°F | 5.39 in | — | 12 |
| June | 84.3°F | 63.4°F | 73.8°F | 4.82 in | — | 10 |
| July | 86.6°F | 66.7°F | 76.6°F | 4.48 in | — | 9 |
| August | 86.6°F | 65.1°F | 75.9°F | 2.87 in | — | 7 |
| September | 81.6°F | 58.3°F | 70.0°F | 3.56 in | — | 7 |
| October | 70.8°F | 47.1°F | 58.9°F | 3.64 in | — | 8 |
| November | 57.7°F | 36.9°F | 47.3°F | 4.21 in | — | 9 |
| December | 46.8°F | 29.6°F | 38.2°F | 4.04 in | 1.6 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Santa Claus
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).