Goshen, Indiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Goshen's normal year runs from 18°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 34.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 28°C, 879 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGoshen Municipal Airport
- Station IDUSW00014829
- Location41.53°N 85.79°W
- Elevation827 ft (252 m)
- Population34,458
On October 23, the normal high in Goshen is 59°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 38%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Goshen.
- Jan 32° 18°
- Feb 35° 20°
- Mar 47° 29°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 71° 50°
- Jun 80° 60°
- Jul 83° 62°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 75° 53°
- Oct 62° 43°
- Nov 48° 33°
- Dec 37° 24°
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 Goshen each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.20 in), the least in February (1.59 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 18°F | 25.0°F | 1.73 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 35°F | 20°F | 27.9°F | 1.59 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 29°F | 37.7°F | 2.02 | 11 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 38°F | 49.1°F | 3.39 | 12 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 60.3°F | 4.20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 80°F | 60°F | 69.9°F | 3.47 | 13 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 83°F | 62°F | 72.7°F | 3.67 | 11 | 5 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 81°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | 3.97 | 13 | 2 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 53°F | 64.0°F | 2.87 | 12 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 43°F | 52.5°F | 2.98 | 12 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 33°F | 40.5°F | 2.83 | 11 | <1 | 16 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 24°F | 30.3°F | 1.87 | 11 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 41°F | 50.1°F | 34.59 | 141 | 12 | 130 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −8°C | −3.9°C | 44 mm |
| February | 2°C | −6°C | −2.3°C | 40 mm |
| March | 8°C | −2°C | 3.2°C | 51 mm |
| April | 16°C | 3°C | 9.5°C | 86 mm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 15.7°C | 107 mm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 21.1°C | 88 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 93 mm |
| August | 27°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 101 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 17.8°C | 73 mm |
| October | 17°C | 6°C | 11.4°C | 76 mm |
| November | 9°C | 0°C | 4.7°C | 72 mm |
| December | 3°C | −4°C | −0.9°C | 47 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. Goshen's own co-op station Goshen (3 mi SW) does: 45 inches of snow in a normal year (see the other stations below).
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014829; 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 Goshen?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USW00014829.
When is the last frost in Goshen?
In Goshen, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 19 in half of years and before October 4 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 281 year in 10 after May 13; 9 in 10 after April 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 191 year in 10 before October 4; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 171 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 195 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 17 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goshen in zone 6a in ZIP code 46526. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Goshen's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −8°F (22 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Indiana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00014829; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Goshen?
In a normal year in Goshen, 12 days a year reach 90°F, 130 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 141 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 130a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 44high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 141a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00014829.
How sunny is Goshen?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Goshen, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (55%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.5 |
| February | 60% | 2.4 |
| March | 65% | 3.5 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 71% | 5.4 |
| June | 77% | 6.1 |
| July | 81% | 6.2 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 78% | 4.4 |
| October | 69% | 2.9 |
| November | 63% | 1.9 |
| December | 55% | 1.3 |
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 Goshen need?
A normal year in Goshen brings 6,178 heating degree days, 15% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 766 cooling degree days, 16% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,021 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,240 | 0 |
| February | 1,040 | 0 |
| March | 847 | 2 |
| April | 483 | 6 |
| May | 203 | 55 |
| June | 30 | 176 |
| July | 5 | 245 |
| August | 12 | 191 |
| September | 108 | 78 |
| October | 400 | 12 |
| November | 735 | 0 |
| December | 1,076 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,178 | 766 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00014829. 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 Goshen's climate compare?
Goshen is warmer than 18 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Indiana, and wetter than 1. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.1°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Goshen is Dfa: continental, 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 Goshen 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.
- Nappanee, IN6,902 people · 12 mi SW
- Dunlap, IN6,602 people · 10 mi NW
- Wakarusa, IN2,006 people · 11 mi W
- Milford, IN1,684 people · 8 mi S
- New Paris, IN1,630 people · 2 mi SW
- Millersburg, IN957 people · 5 mi E
- Benton, IN394 people · 2 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Goshen's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Goshen. This page uses Goshen Municipal Airport; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen (3 mi SW) USC00123418 | 5 mi NW | 875 ft | 50.3°F | 18°F | 83°F | 39.9 | 45 | April 26 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Goshen's climate
What is the coldest month in Goshen?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Goshen?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Goshen's NOAA station; Goshen's own co-op station Goshen (3 mi SW) records 45 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Goshen?
May, with 4.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 1.59 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Goshen in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Goshen in zone 6a in ZIP code 46526. By the same method at Goshen's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −8°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Goshen?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; in one year in ten it comes after May 13. Waiting until May 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Warsaw, IN19 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Lagrange, IN21 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Lakeville, IN25 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
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