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Evansville, IN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 383 ft elevation

Summers in Evansville are hot and oppressively humid; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 89°F in July and fall to 42°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 7 to 13 a month. Normal snowfall is about 11 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April and May.

Warmest month
89°F
July normal high
Coldest month
26°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
118
47.9 in of precipitation
Snow a year
10.8 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Evansville?

Normal highs range from 42°F in January to 89°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 42°F (6°C), low 26°F (-3°C) 42° 26° February: normal high 47°F (8°C), low 28°F (-2°C) March: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 68°F (20°C), low 46°F (8°C) May: normal high 77°F (25°C), low 57°F (14°C) June: normal high 86°F (30°C), low 65°F (18°C) July: normal high 89°F (32°C), low 69°F (21°C) 89° 69° August: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 67°F (19°C) September: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 59°F (15°C) October: normal high 70°F (21°C), low 47°F (8°C) November: normal high 56°F (13°C), low 37°F (3°C) December: normal high 46°F (8°C), low 30°F (-1°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Evansville?

May has the most wet days (about 13); the year brings about 48 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 10 wet days March: 11 wet days April: 12 wet days May: 13 wet days 13 June: 10 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 7 wet days 7 September: 8 wet days October: 8 wet days November: 10 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 10.8 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 3.4 in of snow 3.4 February: 3.1 in of snow March: 1.1 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow 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: 0.2 in of snow November: 0.2 in of snow December: 2.8 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Evansville?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 22 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 5 muggy days June: 16 muggy days July: 22 muggy days 22 August: 20 muggy days September: 8 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 Evansville Regional Airport, 5.7 mi NNE of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.6 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.9 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.2 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.5 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.6 hours of daylight 9.6 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Evansville, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 42°F26°F 3.4 in10 3.4 in 0 9.9 h
February 47°F28°F 3.2 in10 3.1 in 0 10.8 h
March 57°F36°F 4.6 in11 1.1 in 0 12.0 h
April 68°F46°F 5.1 in12 0.0 in 0 13.2 h
May 77°F57°F 5.1 in13 0.0 in 5 14.2 h
June 86°F65°F 4.4 in10 0.0 in 16 14.8 h
July 89°F69°F 4.4 in10 0.0 in 22 14.5 h
August 88°F67°F 3.1 in7 0.0 in 20 13.6 h
September 82°F59°F 3.3 in8 0.0 in 8 12.4 h
October 70°F47°F 3.4 in8 0.2 in 1 11.2 h
November 56°F37°F 4.1 in10 0.2 in 0 10.1 h
December 46°F30°F 3.8 in10 2.8 in 0 9.6 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 Evansville

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 341615
Feb 413610
Mar 55873
Apr 691580
May 661281
Jun 52379
Jul 461714
Aug 471512
Sep 58956
Oct 651560
Nov 50763
Dec 361710

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 Evansville

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 4, and the first fall frost around Oct 29, leaving 206 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Evansville
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 4after Apr 19
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 29before Oct 17
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 25after Apr 8
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 8before Oct 26
Frost-free season206 daysunder 187 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: Evansville Regional Airport (USW00093817), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Indiana.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 107°F (June 29, 2012, and 1 other day); the lowest was -17°F (January 19, 1994).

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

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Evansville Regional Airport (USW00093817), 5.2 mi NNE of the city center, 400 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Evansville Regional Airport (724320-93817), 5.7 mi NNE of the city center, 402 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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