Valparaiso, IN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from VALPARAISO WTR WKS, IN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Valparaiso has an annual average temperature of 50.5°F with about 40.3 inches of precipitation per year and 40 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.59 in) and February the driest (2.24 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,784
Cooling need
552

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Valparaiso'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.

1890s
42
1900s
23
1910s
19
1920s
40
1930s
73
1940s
32
1950s
27
1960s
24
1970s
21
1980s
34
1990s
15
2000s
16

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 17.6°F 24.8°F 2.38 in 14.6 in 13
February 36.4°F 21.4°F 28.9°F 2.24 in 5.5 in 8
March 47.6°F 29.1°F 38.3°F 2.63 in 6.7 in 10
April 60.7°F 39.1°F 49.9°F 3.74 in 1.2 in 11
May 71.2°F 49.3°F 60.3°F 4.59 in 13
June 79.7°F 58.5°F 69.1°F 4.33 in 11
July 82.9°F 63.1°F 73.0°F 4.10 in 10
August 81.0°F 61.7°F 71.3°F 3.57 in 10
September 75.2°F 54.3°F 64.8°F 2.92 in 9
October 63.6°F 44.0°F 53.8°F 3.93 in 0.3 in 10
November 49.1°F 33.5°F 41.3°F 3.26 in 2.3 in 11
December 36.6°F 23.7°F 30.1°F 2.58 in 9.4 in 11

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