Rensselaer, Indiana Climate

United States

Pop. 5,927 Elev. 204 m / 669 ft TZ: America/Chicago (UTC-5) ·

Rensselaer has a dry climate with warm summers reaching 87°F (31°C) in July and cold winters averaging 16°F (-9°C) in January. Humidity pushes the summer feels-like temperature to 97°F (36°C), while wind chill can drive winter lows to 7°F (-14°C). Rain falls on about 43 days per year (32.8 in / 833 mm total), with snow on 3 days and 35 in (895 mm) of annual accumulation. The city averages 115 sunny days per year and around 28 thunderstorm days. Ocean water temperatures reach 77°F (25°C) in summer.

Temperature 87°F (30°C) high 16°F (-9°C) low
Feels like 97°F (36°C) high 7°F (-14°C) low
Rain 43 days 32.8 in (833 mm) /yr
Snow 3 days 35.3 in (895 mm) /yr
Sky 115 sunny 28 stormy
Wind 3.0 mph (1.3 m/s) avg

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Best months to visit: Apr, Aug, Sep, Oct

Sky & Air by Month

Cloud cover (%)
59
Jan
65
Feb
57
Mar
65
Apr
64
May
58
Jun
64
Jul
50
Aug
34
Sep
45
Oct
56
Nov
77
Dec
Humidity (%)
64
Jan
64
Feb
56
Mar
59
Apr
63
May
66
Jun
72
Jul
73
Aug
62
Sep
60
Oct
67
Nov
77
Dec

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Water Temperatures

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Commercial airport 38 mi Purdue University Airport (LAF)
Ski resort 73 mi Bunny Hill
National park 43 mi Gaylord Butterfly Preserve
Mountain peak (5,378 ft) 424 mi Big Stamp
Hospital 1 mi Franciscan Health Rensselaer
Hiking trail 19 mi Trail of Death

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Monthly Weather Data

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Month Avg High Avg Low Rainfall Snowfall Sunny Days
January 31°F 0°C 16°F -9°C 0.7 in 17 mm 7.8 in197 mm 10
February 38°F 3°C 22°F -5°C 0.3 in 9 mm 7.0 in178 mm 6
March 60°F 15°C 37°F 3°C 3.5 in 89 mm 1.9 in48 mm 10
April 63°F 17°C 43°F 6°C 3.4 in 87 mm 0.0 in0 mm 6
May 71°F 22°C 51°F 11°C 4.4 in 111 mm 6
June 84°F 29°C 66°F 19°C 5.3 in 133 mm 10
July 87°F 30°C 70°F 21°C 6.5 in 166 mm 6
August 81°F 27°C 63°F 17°C 2.2 in 57 mm 13
September 81°F 27°C 56°F 13°C 1.1 in 29 mm 19
October 70°F 21°C 48°F 9°C 2.9 in 72 mm 16
November 51°F 11°C 35°F 2°C 1.3 in 33 mm 11.3 in288 mm 10
December 37°F 3°C 22°F -6°C 1.2 in 30 mm 7.3 in184 mm 3

Weather Days by Month

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Month Sunny Days Storm Days
January 10 0
February 6 0
March 10 3
April 6 2
May 6 4
June 10 4
July 6 8
August 13 3
September 19 2
October 16 2
November 10 0
December 3 0

Water Temperatures Data

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Month Ocean Avg High Lake Avg High
January 37°F 3°C 32°F 0°C
February 33°F 1°C 32°F 0°C
March 38°F 3°C 38°F 3°C
April 46°F 8°C 47°F 9°C
May 53°F 12°C 56°F 13°C
June 72°F 22°C 69°F 20°C
July 76°F 24°C 79°F 26°C
August 77°F 25°C 74°F 23°C
September 69°F 21°C 66°F 19°C
October 67°F 19°C 60°F 16°C
November 53°F 12°C 45°F 7°C
December 44°F 6°C 34°F 1°C