English, Indiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
English's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 51.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.5°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 31°C, 1,295 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEnglish
- Station IDUSC00122660
- Location38.28°N 86.47°W
- Elevation510 ft (155 m)
- Population688
On October 23, the normal high in English is 68°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for English.
- Jan 43° 24°
- Feb 48° 26°
- Mar 58° 35°
- Apr 69° 44°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 86° 62°
- Jul 88° 66°
- Aug 88° 64°
- Sep 82° 56°
- Oct 71° 44°
- Nov 58° 35°
- Dec 47° 28°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in English each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in June (5.41 in), the least in August (2.93 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 24°F | 33.2°F | 3.77 | 11 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | 3.64 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 35°F | 46.2°F | 4.82 | 11 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 69°F | 44°F | 56.5°F | 5.25 | 10 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 54°F | 65.6°F | 4.99 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 86°F | 62°F | 73.8°F | 5.41 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 66°F | 76.8°F | 3.81 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 88°F | 64°F | 76.1°F | 2.93 | 7 | 11 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 82°F | 56°F | 69.2°F | 3.70 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 44°F | 57.2°F | 4.01 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 35°F | 46.8°F | 4.34 | 10 | <1 | 14 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 28°F | 37.3°F | 4.31 | 10 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 68°F | 45°F | 56.3°F | 50.98 | 110 | 31 | 110 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −5°C | 0.7°C | 96 mm |
| February | 9°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 92 mm |
| March | 14°C | 1°C | 7.9°C | 122 mm |
| April | 21°C | 7°C | 13.6°C | 133 mm |
| May | 25°C | 12°C | 18.7°C | 127 mm |
| June | 30°C | 16°C | 23.2°C | 137 mm |
| July | 31°C | 19°C | 24.9°C | 97 mm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.5°C | 74 mm |
| September | 28°C | 13°C | 20.7°C | 94 mm |
| October | 22°C | 6°C | 14.0°C | 102 mm |
| November | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 110 mm |
| December | 8°C | −2°C | 2.9°C | 109 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Dubois (17 miles away), gets 13 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00122660; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit English?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00122660.
When is the last frost in English?
In English, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 17 in half of years and after May 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 171 year in 10 after May 4; 9 in 10 after March 31
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before October 31
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 184 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 3 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts English in zone 6b in ZIP code 47118, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Indiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00122660; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in English?
In a normal year in English, 31 days a year reach 90°F, 110 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 31a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 110a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 13high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1969) is 104°F, on July 22, 1983; the lowest is −31°F, on January 17, 1977.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1979, with 72.36 in; the snowiest season is 1977–78, with 36.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00122660; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00122660. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is English?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around English, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 62% | 1.9 |
| February | 63% | 2.6 |
| March | 66% | 3.7 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 72% | 5.5 |
| June | 80% | 6.3 |
| July | 81% | 6.1 |
| August | 82% | 5.6 |
| September | 80% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 3.3 |
| November | 70% | 2.3 |
| December | 60% | 1.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does English need?
A normal year in English brings 4,436 heating degree days, 17% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,302 cooling degree days, 44% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,097 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 984 | 0 |
| February | 784 | 0 |
| March | 587 | 4 |
| April | 278 | 24 |
| May | 85 | 102 |
| June | 7 | 270 |
| July | 0 | 365 |
| August | 1 | 345 |
| September | 41 | 168 |
| October | 265 | 22 |
| November | 548 | 2 |
| December | 857 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,436 | 1,302 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00122660. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does English's climate compare?
English is warmer than 91 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Indiana, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.3°F is warmer than 65%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, English is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near English share this climate record?
7 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Marengo, IN821 people · 9 mi NE
- Milltown, IN804 people · 11 mi NE
- Leavenworth, IN286 people · 8 mi SE
- Grantsburg, IN175 people · 1 mi N
- Eckerty, IN103 people · 8 mi W
- Depauw, IN98 people · 14 mi E
- Taswell, IN64 people · 6 mi NW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about English's climate
What is the coldest month in English?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 66°F at night).
Does it snow in English?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for English's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Dubois (17 miles away), records 13 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in English?
June, with 5.41 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 2.93 in.
What plant hardiness zone is English in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts English in zone 6b in ZIP code 47118, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in English?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 17; in one year in ten it comes after May 4. Waiting until May 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Indiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Patoka Lake, IN17 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Dubois, IN17 miles from this station, 53.3°F a year
- Paoli, IN19 miles from this station, 54.1°F a year
- St. Meinrad, IN20 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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