Climateby Month

Fort Wayne, IN climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 810 ft elevation

Fort Wayne has warm and often humid summers and cold and snowy winters. Highs peak at 84°F in July and fall to 33°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 9 to 14 a month. Normal snowfall is about 34 in a year. By our comfort score the best months are May and September.

Warmest month
84°F
July normal high
Coldest month
18°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
135
39.5 in of precipitation
Snow a year
33.6 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Fort Wayne?

Normal highs range from 33°F in January to 84°F in July.

0°20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 33°F (1°C), low 18°F (-8°C) 33° 18° February: normal high 37°F (3°C), low 21°F (-6°C) March: normal high 48°F (9°C), low 29°F (-2°C) April: normal high 61°F (16°C), low 39°F (4°C) May: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 50°F (10°C) June: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 60°F (16°C) July: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 64°F (18°C) 84° 64° August: normal high 82°F (28°C), low 61°F (16°C) September: normal high 76°F (24°C), low 53°F (12°C) October: normal high 64°F (18°C), low 43°F (6°C) November: normal high 49°F (9°C), low 33°F (1°C) December: normal high 38°F (3°C), low 24°F (-4°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Fort Wayne?

May has the most wet days (about 14); the year brings about 39 in of precipitation.

January: 13 wet days February: 11 wet days March: 12 wet days April: 13 wet days May: 14 wet days 14 June: 12 wet days July: 10 wet days August: 9 wet days September: 9 wet days 9 October: 10 wet days November: 11 wet days December: 12 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 33.6 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 10.8 in of snow 10.8 February: 7.8 in of snow March: 4.6 in of snow April: 0.8 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: 1.9 in of snow December: 7.6 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Fort Wayne?

Muggy days peak in July, at about 14 days.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 2 muggy days June: 8 muggy days July: 14 muggy days 14 August: 12 muggy days September: 4 muggy days October: 0 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 Fort Wayne International Airport, 12 mi SSW of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.6 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.3 hours of daylight 9.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Fort Wayne, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 33°F18°F 2.5 in13 10.8 in 0 9.6 h
February 37°F21°F 2.1 in11 7.8 in 0 10.6 h
March 48°F29°F 2.8 in12 4.6 in 0 12.0 h
April 61°F39°F 3.7 in13 0.8 in 0 13.3 h
May 72°F50°F 4.6 in14 0.0 in 2 14.5 h
June 81°F60°F 4.5 in12 0.0 in 8 15.1 h
July 84°F64°F 4.0 in10 0.0 in 14 14.8 h
August 82°F61°F 3.8 in9 0.0 in 12 13.8 h
September 76°F53°F 3.0 in9 0.0 in 4 12.5 h
October 64°F43°F 3.0 in10 0.1 in 0 11.1 h
November 49°F33°F 3.0 in11 1.9 in 0 9.9 h
December 38°F24°F 2.5 in12 7.6 in 0 9.3 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 Fort Wayne

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

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 260624
Feb 320519
Mar 46369
Apr 631081
May 701481
Jun 62984
Jul 57576
Aug 59763
Sep 671462
Oct 601260
Nov 42367
Dec 290620

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 Fort Wayne

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 24, and the first fall frost around Oct 21, leaving 178 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Fort Wayne
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 24after May 10
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 21before Oct 8
Last hard freeze (28°F)Apr 12after Apr 28
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 1before Oct 19
Frost-free season178 daysunder 157 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: Ft Wayne Intl Airport (USW00014827), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Indiana.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 106°F (June 28, 2012); the lowest was -19°F (January 16, 2009).

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 and humidity and wind by hour: Ft Wayne Intl Airport (USW00014827), 12 mi SSW of the city center, 791 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Fort Wayne International Airport (725330-14827), 12 mi SSW of the city center, 797 ft . 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