Stendal, Indiana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Stendal's normal year runs from 24°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 52.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.9°C, January lows of −5°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,329 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationStendal
- Station IDUSC00128442
- Location38.27°N 87.16°W
- Elevation635 ft (194 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)138
On October 23, the normal high in Stendal is 65°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 26%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Stendal.
- Jan 39° 24°
- Feb 44° 27°
- Mar 54° 35°
- Apr 66° 46°
- May 74° 56°
- Jun 83° 64°
- Jul 85° 67°
- Aug 85° 65°
- Sep 79° 58°
- Oct 68° 47°
- Nov 54° 37°
- Dec 45° 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 Stendal each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.93 in), the least in February (3.36 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 24°F | 31.4°F | 3.57 | 9 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 44°F | 27°F | 35.2°F | 3.36 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 54°F | 35°F | 44.7°F | 4.84 | 11 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 46°F | 55.8°F | 5.45 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 56°F | 65.0°F | 5.93 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 83°F | 64°F | 73.2°F | 4.63 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 67°F | 76.2°F | 4.69 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 65°F | 74.8°F | 4.14 | 7 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 79°F | 58°F | 68.3°F | 3.46 | 6 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 47°F | 57.1°F | 3.60 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 37°F | 45.4°F | 4.30 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 28°F | 36.1°F | 4.37 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 46°F | 55.3°F | 52.34 | 107 | 29 | 91 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −5°C | −0.3°C | 91 mm |
| February | 7°C | −3°C | 1.8°C | 85 mm |
| March | 12°C | 2°C | 7.1°C | 123 mm |
| April | 19°C | 8°C | 13.2°C | 138 mm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 151 mm |
| June | 28°C | 18°C | 22.9°C | 118 mm |
| July | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 119 mm |
| August | 29°C | 18°C | 23.8°C | 105 mm |
| September | 26°C | 14°C | 20.2°C | 88 mm |
| October | 20°C | 8°C | 13.9°C | 91 mm |
| November | 12°C | 3°C | 7.4°C | 109 mm |
| December | 7°C | −2°C | 2.3°C | 111 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Boonville (18 miles away), gets 11 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00128442; 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 Stendal?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, August, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00128442.
When is the last frost in Stendal?
In Stendal, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 6 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 30 in half of years and before October 16 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 61 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 301 year in 10 before October 16; 9 in 10 before November 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 206 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 28 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Stendal in zone 7a in ZIP code 47585, 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 USC00128442; 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 Stendal?
In a normal year in Stendal, 29 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 91 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 107 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 91a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 107a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00128442.
How sunny is Stendal?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Stendal, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (82%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 2.0 |
| February | 64% | 2.7 |
| March | 67% | 3.7 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.6 |
| June | 81% | 6.4 |
| July | 82% | 6.3 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 80% | 4.7 |
| October | 75% | 3.4 |
| November | 71% | 2.4 |
| December | 62% | 1.7 |
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 Stendal need?
A normal year in Stendal brings 4,731 heating degree days, 12% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,218 cooling degree days, 34% 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 3,944 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,040 | 0 |
| February | 836 | 0 |
| March | 635 | 4 |
| April | 296 | 22 |
| May | 102 | 102 |
| June | 8 | 254 |
| July | 1 | 346 |
| August | 2 | 307 |
| September | 51 | 151 |
| October | 275 | 30 |
| November | 590 | 2 |
| December | 896 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,731 | 1,218 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00128442. 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.
Has Stendal been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 54.1°F, 1.2°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 55.3°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 54.1°F | −1.2°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00128442. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Stendal's climate compare?
Stendal is warmer than 82 of the other 98 places with their own NOAA record in Indiana, and wetter than 92. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 55.3°F is warmer than 61%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Stendal 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 Stendal share this climate record?
9 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.
- Huntingburg, IN6,512 people · 11 mi E
- Lynnville, IN874 people · 10 mi SW
- Holland, IN604 people · 7 mi E
- Arthur, IN311 people · 7 mi NW
- Somerville, IN246 people · 12 mi W
- Spurgeon, IN168 people · 5 mi W
- Mackey, IN129 people · 12 mi W
- Ireland, IN63 people · 13 mi NE
- Velpen, IN23 people · 7 mi NE
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 Stendal's climate
What is the coldest month in Stendal?
January, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow in Stendal?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Stendal's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Boonville (18 miles away), records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Stendal?
May, with 5.93 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 3.36 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Stendal in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Stendal in zone 7a in ZIP code 47585, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Stendal?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 6; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Indiana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Petersburg, IN15 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Boonville, IN17 miles from this station, 57.3°F a year
- St. Meinrad, IN21 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Princeton, IN24 miles from this station, 55.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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