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United States / Indiana / Lafayette-West Lafayette Metro Area / Tippecanoe County / No City / West Lafayette (zip 47907)
West Lafayette, IN 47907 has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average highs in the summer reach around 86°F (30°C) with lows of around 68°F (20°C). Winters are chilly with average highs of 36°F (2°C) and lows of 18°F (-8°C). Precipitation is spread throughout the year but more frequent during spring and summer months. Snowfall is common in winter months ranging from 10-15 inches annually.
Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 47907 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Indiana.

8.4 Summer - 5 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 47907 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 47907 zip code with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Indiana. In the 47907 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 47907 zip code are September, May and June.
In the 47907 zip code, there are 27.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 47907 zip code with an average of 16.9°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In the 47907 zip code, there are 123.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
In the 47907 zip code, there are 6.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable in the 47907 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
May is the wettest month in the 47907 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 37.8 inches in the 47907 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Indiana.
May is the rainiest month in the 47907 zip code with 11.9 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 8.1 rainy days. There are 119.8 rainy days annually in the 47907 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 23% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.0 inches in the 47907 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Indiana. January is the snowiest month in the 47907 zip code with 5.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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