Bedford, IN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bedford's primary NOAA station, BEDFORD 5 WNW.
The climate verdict for Bedford
Water is the standout signal in Bedford, Indiana: 48.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. Its climate comfort score of 68/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 56% of station-mapped location scores.
- 54°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 68/100
- comfort score, above 56% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.6"
- precipitation, annual total
- 203 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Bedford: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00063898 · Bedford, IN 54°F mean · 48.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,979
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Albans
- PRCP-MID 48.6"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-MID 68/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,897 HDD
- STN-1 USW00063898
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Saint Albans, WV (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every IN station list.
- Bedford (this station) 54°F
- Hot Reno, NV 54°F
- Near Saint Albans, WV 54°F
- Near Salem, MO 54°F
- Near Winchester, VA 54°F
Climate Living Index · Bedford
Bedford: 64/100 · grade C
Bedford publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bedford, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 68/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 97 calendar days | 77/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 203 days/year | 66/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 54.3°F · 13.2° from 67.5°F | 57/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.6 in · 13.6 from 35 in | 52/100 · D |
Bedford · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bedford is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 31.0°F and warmest-month mean 74.7°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 74.7°F
- Coldest month
- 31.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Bedford sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bedford's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 58th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 22% wettest
- Bedford's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 52nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bedford compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bedford's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
68 Top 44% score exceeds 56% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 3.8" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 3.0" | 20.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 4.2" | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 65°F (18°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 5.2" | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 73°F (23°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 5.5" | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 5.0" | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 5.0 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.5" | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| November | 53°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 3.9" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 3.8" | 21.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around August 6, short of 90°F on every date, while 97 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 22°F near January 19.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 6, then returns to freezing around December 1, covering 97 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 7, when 46% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 28 at 24%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 132 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 12 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 21°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bedford.
Where Bedford Stands Nationally
Among the steadiest day-night climates ranked: even the widest normal daily swing holds to roughly 21°F.
Bedford earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
12.0 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
12.3 days with precipitation
12.2 days with precipitation
14.2 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
12.9 days with precipitation
Bedford spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 26% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Bedford has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.7°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 5.5" and February 3.0". The three wettest months together take 32% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Bedford, it arrives in quantity
48.6" of precipitation falls across only about 132 wet days here, averaging 0.37 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 132 a year, 36% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.37 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 14
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 10
50% probability date
Growing Season
203 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,897
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,043
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside IN closest to Bedford on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Battle Mountain, NV 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Beloit, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Caesars Head, SC 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Campo, CO 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Dillon, SC 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Henderson, NC 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Mullens, WV 48.6" · 0.0" off
- Oceanside, NY 48.6" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Bedford's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Bedford's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,897 annual heating degree days against 1,043 for cooling. Its 43.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Bedford's frost-free season lasts about 203 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Bedford's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.7°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Bedford carries 48.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Bedford's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Bedford, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Bedford's primary station: BEDFORD 5 WNW (USW00063898). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 1804114). Match rule for Bedford: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Bedford comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.