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NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026

Indiana Climate Data

Climate normals for 116 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Indiana's 303-station NOAA network.

average temperature
52°F (11°C)52.4°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
Warmer than median
annual precipitation
43.7"43.7 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
At precipitation median
annual snowfall
22.6"22.6 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
Less snow than median
locations / stations
116 / 303State coverage: 116 locations / 303 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
State coverage

Indiana's climate in one line

Indiana averages 52°F a year - warmer than 52% of U.S. states, spanning Angola at 48°F to Evansville Museum at 59°F.

52°F
statewide average · 52th percentile of states
44"
average annual precipitation
80/100
most comfortable: Evansville Museum
116
station-mapped locations · 303 NOAA stations

Statewide figures are simple averages across 116 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.

How Indiana ranks among all 50 states

Indiana's average temperature vs. all U.S. states

Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals

52°F Top 48% warmer than 52% of 50 U.S. states

30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). This entry sits in this band. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 30°F 75°F every U.S. state, bucketed by value
  1. 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
  2. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
  4. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). Below this entry.
  5. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). This entry sits in this band.
  6. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry.
  7. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
  8. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
  9. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Indiana in the national rankings

Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape

Indiana in the national climate landscape

Indiana averages 52.4°F and 43.7 inches of annual precipitation across 116 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the warmer and wetter half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.

IN · Indiana52.4°F · 43.7 in · warmer and wetter than the medians
Cooler + wetterWarmer + wetterCooler + drierWarmer + drier31.5°F42.3°F53.0°F63.8°F74.6°F6.3"20.5"34.6"48.7"62.9"Annual mean temperatureAnnual precipitationAK · 172 locations: 33.5°F, 47.6"AL · 100 locations: 63.3°F, 57.9"AR · 110 locations: 60.7°F, 52.2"AZ · 169 locations: 62.3°F, 12.4"CA · 363 locations: 59.8°F, 21.6"CO · 214 locations: 46.3°F, 15.9"CT · 23 locations: 50.1°F, 48.6"DE · 7 locations: 56.2°F, 46.8"FL · 165 locations: 72.6°F, 55.2"GA · 122 locations: 63.4°F, 52"HI · 49 locations: 72.4°F, 48.5"IA · 143 locations: 48°F, 35.9"ID · 139 locations: 46.1°F, 18"IL · 163 locations: 52.2°F, 40.7"IN · 116 locations: 52.4°F, 43.7"IN · 116 locationsKS · 168 locations: 54.8°F, 31.2"KY · 95 locations: 56.2°F, 50.6"LA · 91 locations: 67.3°F, 60.3"MA · 68 locations: 49.2°F, 48.2"MD · 42 locations: 55.6°F, 45.5"ME · 79 locations: 43.1°F, 46.4"MI · 201 locations: 45.5°F, 34.2"MN · 172 locations: 42.2°F, 30"MO · 164 locations: 55.1°F, 43.9"MS · 91 locations: 64.1°F, 59.7"MT · 215 locations: 43.4°F, 15.9"NC · 178 locations: 59.1°F, 52.2"ND · 119 locations: 41°F, 19.2"NE · 171 locations: 49.6°F, 25"NH · 52 locations: 44.5°F, 46.6"NJ · 45 locations: 53.6°F, 47.9"NM · 167 locations: 54.3°F, 13.8"NV · 115 locations: 52.4°F, 8.9"NY · 173 locations: 47.5°F, 43.7"OH · 128 locations: 51.6°F, 41.1"OK · 159 locations: 60.3°F, 35.7"OR · 180 locations: 50.5°F, 37.6"PA · 157 locations: 50.2°F, 45.2"RI · 9 locations: 51.2°F, 48.7"SC · 100 locations: 62.8°F, 49.8"SD · 149 locations: 45.6°F, 21.8"TN · 146 locations: 58°F, 56"TX · 449 locations: 66.2°F, 31.1"UT · 170 locations: 49.4°F, 13.9"VA · 119 locations: 55.8°F, 46"VT · 41 locations: 43.5°F, 43.7"WA · 149 locations: 49.9°F, 40.9"WI · 200 locations: 44.5°F, 34.6"WV · 99 locations: 52.3°F, 47.6"WY · 144 locations: 43.3°F, 14"
Read all 50 state values

Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.

StateLocationsAnnual meanAnnual precipitation
Alaska17233.5°F47.6 in
Alabama10063.3°F57.9 in
Arkansas11060.7°F52.2 in
Arizona16962.3°F12.4 in
California36359.8°F21.6 in
Colorado21446.3°F15.9 in
Connecticut2350.1°F48.6 in
Delaware756.2°F46.8 in
Florida16572.6°F55.2 in
Georgia12263.4°F52.0 in
Hawaii4972.4°F48.5 in
Iowa14348.0°F35.9 in
Idaho13946.1°F18.0 in
Illinois16352.2°F40.7 in
Indiana11652.4°F43.7 in
Kansas16854.8°F31.2 in
Kentucky9556.2°F50.6 in
Louisiana9167.3°F60.3 in
Massachusetts6849.2°F48.2 in
Maryland4255.6°F45.5 in
Maine7943.1°F46.4 in
Michigan20145.5°F34.2 in
Minnesota17242.2°F30.0 in
Missouri16455.1°F43.9 in
Mississippi9164.1°F59.7 in
Montana21543.4°F15.9 in
North Carolina17859.1°F52.2 in
North Dakota11941.0°F19.2 in
Nebraska17149.6°F25.0 in
New Hampshire5244.5°F46.6 in
New Jersey4553.6°F47.9 in
New Mexico16754.3°F13.8 in
Nevada11552.4°F8.9 in
New York17347.5°F43.7 in
Ohio12851.6°F41.1 in
Oklahoma15960.3°F35.7 in
Oregon18050.5°F37.6 in
Pennsylvania15750.2°F45.2 in
Rhode Island951.2°F48.7 in
South Carolina10062.8°F49.8 in
South Dakota14945.6°F21.8 in
Tennessee14658.0°F56.0 in
Texas44966.2°F31.1 in
Utah17049.4°F13.9 in
Virginia11955.8°F46.0 in
Vermont4143.5°F43.7 in
Washington14949.9°F40.9 in
Wisconsin20044.5°F34.6 in
West Virginia9952.3°F47.6 in
Wyoming14443.3°F14.0 in

Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.

Indiana Climate in Context

U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Indiana sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.

Indiana within U.S. vs Global Warming, 1900-2024 Anomaly chart from 1900 to 2024. Local series shows warming of 0.11 °C per decade versus a global rate of 0.11 °C per decade (ratio 1.00). Paris Agreement thresholds at 1.5 and 2.0 °C are dashed. -1.0°C -0.5°C +0.0°C +0.5°C +1.0°C +1.5°C +2.0°C +2.5°C Paris 1.5°C Paris 2.0°C 1900192019401960198020002020
  • United States (incl. Indiana) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals + NASA GISTEMP land-ocean.

Station-mapped locations in Indiana

116 locations with climate data

Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.

Location Avg Temp Precip
Anderson Sewage Plt 53°F 43.8"
Angola 48°F 38.8"
Attica 51°F 40.1"
Bedford 54°F 48.6"
Berne Wwtp 51°F 41.9"
Bloomington Indiana Univ 53°F 49.4"
Bloomington Monroe County 54°F 46.9"
Bluffton 50°F 40.0"
Boonville 57°F 51.2"
Boswell 50°F 40.2"
Brookville 54°F 43.8"
Cambridge City 50°F N/A
Cannelton 57°F 49.0"
Carmel 52°F 44.4"
Castleton 53°F 47.2"
Chalmers 50°F 41.0"
Columbia City 50°F 39.1"
Columbus 54°F 47.3"
Crane Nsa 56°F N/A
Crawfordsville 50°F 44.2"
Decatur 51°F 40.6"
Delphi 52°F 39.0"
Dubois S IN Forage FM 53°F 51.7"
Elnora 56°F 49.6"
Elwood 51°F 42.5"
English 56°F 51.0"
Evansville Museum 59°F 47.8"
Evansville Regional 57°F 47.9"
Farmersburg Tv-2 55°F 44.4"
Farmland 51°F 41.4"
Fort Wayne 51°F 39.5"
Francesville 50°F 38.9"
Frankfort Disposal 52°F 43.3"
Franklin Wwtp 52°F 45.4"
Freelandville 54°F 45.4"
Garrett 50°F 38.0"
Goshen 50°F 39.9"
Goshen Muni 50°F 34.6"
Greencastle 51°F 46.1"
Greenfield 52°F 47.8"
Greensburg 54°F 47.0"
Hartford City 51°F 41.7"
Huntington 50°F 40.6"
Indiana Dunes NL 50°F 39.2"
Indianapolis 54°F 43.6"
Indianapolis Eagle Creek 54°F 40.7"
Indianapolis Nwfo 53°F 45.8"
Indianapolis SE Side 52°F 44.6"
Jamestown 51°F 43.3"
JT Myers Locks & Dam 57°F 48.2"
Kentland 51°F N/A
Knox Wwtp 50°F 42.2"
Kokomo 51°F 44.4"
Lafayette 52°F 39.8"
Lafayette Purdue Univ 51°F 37.0"
Lagrange 49°F 38.5"
Lakeville 49°F 41.9"
Laporte 50°F 42.5"
Logansport Cicott St 51°F 41.3"
Lowell 50°F 39.9"
Madison Sewage Plt 56°F 51.0"
Marion 50°F 41.8"
Martinsville 52°F 45.5"
Milan 51°F N/A
Mt Vernon 56°F 46.6"
Muncie Delaware County 54°F 40.3"
N Manchester Wwtp 50°F 41.1"
N Vernon 55°F 49.3"
New Castle 50°F 44.4"
Newburgh L&d 57°F 47.6"
Northern Indiana 50°F 39.8"
Oolitic Purdue EX FM 53°F 48.0"
Paoli 54°F 49.5"
Patoka Lake 57°F N/A
Perrysville 52°F 39.0"
Petersburg 61 Brg 54°F 47.9"
Plymouth 50°F 40.3"
Portland 50°F 39.9"
Princeton 55°F 49.8"
Rensselaer 51°F 40.1"
Richmond Wtr Wks 52°F 42.9"
Rochester 50°F 40.8"
Rockville 52°F 47.4"
Rushville 52°F 45.6"
S Bend 50°F 40.9"
Saint Meinrad 57°F 49.6"
Salem 55°F 46.9"
Scottsburg 55°F N/A
Seymour 53°F 49.6"
Shakamak State Park 54°F 47.2"
Shelbyville 54°F 43.1"
Shelbyville Sewage Plt 53°F 44.0"
Shoals 56°F 50.0"
South Bend Michiana Rgnl 49°F 39.2"
Spencer 53°F 49.7"
Stendal 55°F 52.3"
Tell City 56°F 51.3"
Terre Haute Caa 54°F 41.8"
Terre Haute Hulman Rgnl 54°F 40.8"
Terre Haute Indiana State 56°F 44.7"
Tipton 51°F 42.4"
Valparaiso Porter County Muni 52°F 33.4"
Valparaiso Wtr Wks 51°F 40.3"
Vevay 57°F 48.5"
Vincennes 56°F 46.8"
W Lafayette 50°F 39.7"
Wabash 51°F 40.3"
Wanatah 49°F 39.5"
Warsaw 50°F 40.5"
Washington 56°F 48.0"
Wheatfield 50°F N/A
Whitestown 52°F 41.3"
Winamac 50°F 39.8"
Winchester Airport 51°F 40.1"
Woodburn 50°F 37.5"
Young America 50°F 41.1"

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Indiana computed as the simple average across its 116 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (303 stations in the state network).

Climate Insight: Indiana

Indiana's climate profile is aggregated from 116 station-mapped locations and 303 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 52°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Indiana spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.

Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Indiana, annual precipitation averages 43.7 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 22.6 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 116 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.

For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Indiana on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (52°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest peers by avg_precip (43.7" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.

National state rankings →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average temperature in Indiana?
Indiana averages 52°F a year across NOAA's 1991-2020 Climate Normals, warmer than 52% of U.S. states. That is 0.7°F below the 53.1°F average across all 50 states.
Does the climate vary a lot within Indiana?
Yes. Annual averages inside Indiana run from Angola at 48°F to Evansville Museum at 59°F -- an 11°F spread between the state's coldest and warmest measured station-mapped locations. A single statewide average can mask this kind of local variation.
Where does Indiana rank nationally for temperature?
Indiana ranks #24 warmest and #27 coldest out of 50 U.S. states and territories with NOAA normals data, based on statewide average annual temperature.
What is the most comfortable station-mapped location in Indiana?
Evansville Museum scores the highest established comfort rating in Indiana at 80/100, a PlainClimate composite of annual temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length.

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainClimate is rendered directly from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.