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Carmel, IN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 853 ft elevation

Carmel has warm and often humid summers and cold and snowy winters. Highs peak at 83°F in July and fall to 33°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 7 to 11 a month. Normal snowfall is about 26 in a year. By our comfort score the best months are April and May.

Warmest month
83°F
July normal high
Coldest month
20°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
105
41.3 in of precipitation
Snow a year
25.5 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Carmel?

Normal highs range from 33°F in January to 83°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 33°F (1°C), low 20°F (-7°C) 33° 20° February: normal high 39°F (4°C), low 23°F (-5°C) March: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 32°F (0°C) April: normal high 63°F (17°C), low 42°F (6°C) May: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 53°F (12°C) June: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 61°F (16°C) July: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 64°F (18°C) 83° 64° August: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 62°F (17°C) September: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 55°F (13°C) October: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 44°F (7°C) November: normal high 50°F (10°C), low 34°F (1°C) December: normal high 38°F (3°C), low 25°F (-4°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Carmel?

May has the most wet days (about 11); the year brings about 41 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 8 wet days March: 9 wet days April: 11 wet days May: 11 wet days 11 June: 9 wet days July: 9 wet days August: 7 wet days September: 7 wet days 7 October: 7 wet days November: 8 wet days December: 10 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 25.5 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 8.8 in of snow 8.8 February: 6.0 in of snow March: 3.2 in of snow April: 0.2 in of snow May: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 0.8 in of snow December: 6.4 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Carmel?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 17 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 3 muggy days June: 11 muggy days July: 17 muggy days 17 August: 14 muggy days September: 5 muggy days October: 1 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Indianapolis International Airport, 20 mi SSW of the city center (the nearest airport with complete hourly records).

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.4 hours in December to 15.0 hours in June.

January: 9.7 hours of daylight February: 10.7 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.4 hours of daylight June: 15.0 hours of daylight 15.0 July: 14.7 hours of daylight August: 13.7 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 10.0 hours of daylight December: 9.4 hours of daylight 9.4 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Carmel, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 33°F20°F 2.9 in10 8.8 in 0 9.7 h
February 39°F23°F 2.5 in8 6.0 in 0 10.7 h
March 50°F32°F 3.2 in9 3.2 in 0 12.0 h
April 63°F42°F 4.3 in11 0.2 in 0 13.3 h
May 73°F53°F 4.6 in11 0.0 in 3 14.4 h
June 81°F61°F 4.7 in9 0.0 in 11 15.0 h
July 83°F64°F 3.8 in9 0.0 in 17 14.7 h
August 82°F62°F 2.9 in7 0.0 in 14 13.7 h
September 77°F55°F 3.3 in7 0.0 in 5 12.4 h
October 65°F44°F 3.0 in7 0.1 in 1 11.1 h
November 50°F34°F 3.4 in8 0.8 in 0 10.0 h
December 38°F25°F 2.9 in10 6.4 in 0 9.4 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Carmel

By our comfort score, the best months are April and May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 290621
Feb 361515
Mar 51666
Apr 671481
May 691491
Jun 60674
Jul 54476
Aug 57555
Sep 651352
Oct 641450
Nov 44466
Dec 310617

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. How the score works.

Frost dates in Carmel

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 21, and the first fall frost around Oct 21, leaving 183 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Carmel
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 21after May 8
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 21before Oct 6
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 8after Apr 26
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 1before Oct 18
Frost-free season183 daysunder 160 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Carmel 3 E (USC00121303), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Indiana.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 103°F (June 29, 2012, and 1 other day); the lowest was -27°F (January 19, 1994).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

Near Carmel

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain and snow depth: Whitestown (USC00129557), 13 mi W of the city center, 941 ft (88 ft higher than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Snowfall and humidity and wind by hour: Indianapolis (USW00093819), 21 mi SSW of the city center, 790 ft (63 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Frost dates: Carmel 3 E (USC00121303), 3.4 mi ESE of the city center, 752 ft (101 ft lower than the city). NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Indianapolis International Airport (724380-93819), 20 mi SSW of the city center, 792 ft (61 ft lower than the city). Hourly observations, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: cloud cover (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error