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Elkhart, Indiana climate
Dfa Hot-summer humid continental
Elkhart has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −8°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1012 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (115 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsElkhart climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 59 | 62 | 96 | 108 | 105 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 85 | 75 | 64 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 35 | 29 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −4 | −2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −8 | −7 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 59 | 62 | 96 | 108 | 105 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 35 | 29 | 14 | 3 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 23 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg low (°C) | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | −5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 101 | 103 | 83 | 85 | 75 | 64 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 0 | 9 | 25 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0.4 | — | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.4 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0.4 | — |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.3 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.1 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 73 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 52 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 82 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Goshen 3sw (NOAA GHCN station USC00123418), about 16 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.