Terre Haute climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Terre Haute?

Terre Haute has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Terre Haute?

The hottest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1954, reaching 39.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Terre Haute?

The coldest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1982, at -31.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Terre Haute?

Yes. Terre Haute gets on average 43.9 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Terre Haute warmed?

Yes: Terre Haute warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Terre Haute?

The wettest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2018, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Terre Haute?

The windiest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1947, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Terre Haute?

The warmest month in Terre Haute is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Terre Haute?

Terre Haute receives on average 1,040 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Terre Haute?

Terre Haute gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Terre Haute (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Terre Haute averages 97 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.

Terre Haute has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 110 to 84 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 20 July 1954) and the coldest -31.1 °C (on 17 January 1982).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

Terre HauteIndiana

coords: 39.47°, -87.41°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAprilDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

12.1°C

Average daily high

17.0°C

Average daily low

7.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,040mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

17.8km/h

Seasonal range

26.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

97 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

41 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

116 d/yr

Annual snowfall

43.9 cm

Average feels-like high

15.7 °C

Average feels-like low

5.0 °C

Average peak gust

37.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

46 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

39.3 °C

20 July 1954

Coldest day

-31.1 °C

17 January 1982

Wettest day

100 mm

8 September 2018

Windiest day

49.0 km/h

5 April 1947

Strongest gust

111.6 km/h

10 November 1998

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

5 July 2022

Coldest feels-like

-37.7 °C

20 January 1985

Snowiest day

26.5 cm

19 December 1973

Sunniest day

14.3 h

9 June 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.4 °C23 June 2025	-24.4 °C15 December 2025	13.0 °C	979 mm	57	90
2024	34.6 °C27 August 2024	-20.3 °C14 January 2024	13.7 °C	1,119 mm	45	63
2023	35.0 °C28 July 2023	-11.9 °C1 February 2023	13.9 °C	968 mm	40	65
2022	37.3 °C5 July 2022	-23.1 °C23 December 2022	12.6 °C	1,097 mm	45	92
2021	35.6 °C18 June 2021	-17.8 °C17 February 2021	13.5 °C	1,123 mm	56	88
2020	34.0 °C20 June 2020	-17.0 °C14 February 2020	13.2 °C	1,125 mm	47	79
2019	33.6 °C10 July 2019	-23.8 °C30 January 2019	12.6 °C	1,293 mm	46	98
2018	35.0 °C28 May 2018	-22.7 °C2 January 2018	12.8 °C	1,315 mm	68	103
2017	34.3 °C22 July 2017	-18.6 °C27 December 2017	13.7 °C	1,050 mm	41	75
2016	33.3 °C27 June 2016	-17.3 °C19 December 2016	13.5 °C	1,131 mm	46	77
2015	33.5 °C6 September 2015	-24.5 °C24 February 2015	12.9 °C	1,203 mm	30	83
2014	32.6 °C25 August 2014	-24.1 °C6 January 2014	10.8 °C	1,124 mm	17	110
2013	35.0 °C31 August 2013	-16.4 °C2 January 2013	11.8 °C	1,064 mm	32	113
2012	38.2 °C6 July 2012	-14.8 °C30 December 2012	14.2 °C	892 mm	65	78
2011	37.5 °C1 September 2011	-17.7 °C21 January 2011	13.4 °C	1,342 mm	67	79
2010	36.2 °C4 August 2010	-21.1 °C14 December 2010	13.0 °C	888 mm	78	93
2009	34.1 °C25 June 2009	-22.3 °C16 January 2009	12.2 °C	1,143 mm	18	81
2008	33.2 °C1 September 2008	-17.8 °C20 January 2008	11.9 °C	1,259 mm	25	105
2007	35.7 °C12 August 2007	-22.0 °C16 February 2007	13.5 °C	835 mm	71	101
2006	33.6 °C16 July 2006	-16.1 °C19 February 2006	13.1 °C	1,269 mm	31	78
2005	35.0 °C24 July 2005	-15.9 °C18 January 2005	13.0 °C	996 mm	59	91
2004	32.8 °C13 July 2004	-27.7 °C31 January 2004	12.5 °C	982 mm	19	86
2003	32.6 °C21 August 2003	-19.0 °C27 January 2003	11.8 °C	1,088 mm	26	98
2002	34.8 °C3 July 2002	-15.9 °C4 March 2002	12.9 °C	1,032 mm	60	95
2001	33.9 °C23 July 2001	-17.1 °C2 January 2001	13.0 °C	937 mm	38	86
2000	33.0 °C9 August 2000	-23.0 °C25 December 2000	11.9 °C	1,103 mm	27	104
1999	38.6 °C30 July 1999	-27.7 °C5 January 1999	13.2 °C	861 mm	58	83
1998	34.6 °C19 July 1998	-17.9 °C12 March 1998	13.7 °C	1,238 mm	38	73
1997	35.3 °C26 July 1997	-22.6 °C12 January 1997	11.4 °C	1,019 mm	29	95
1996	33.3 °C30 June 1996	-24.0 °C4 February 1996	11.1 °C	1,359 mm	30	110
1995	35.7 °C14 July 1995	-17.6 °C9 December 1995	12.3 °C	1,000 mm	53	102
1994	36.5 °C18 June 1994	-30.1 °C19 January 1994	12.5 °C	928 mm	45	82
1993	33.9 °C25 July 1993	-21.0 °C18 February 1993	11.6 °C	1,341 mm	39	97
1992	33.2 °C17 June 1992	-21.2 °C16 January 1992	12.0 °C	1,067 mm	15	84
1991	36.4 °C1 July 1991	-15.8 °C22 January 1991	13.3 °C	937 mm	68	89
1990	34.7 °C4 July 1990	-18.3 °C24 December 1990	13.0 °C	1,333 mm	33	77
1989	35.1 °C7 July 1989	-29.2 °C22 December 1989	11.4 °C	1,051 mm	33	102
1988	38.5 °C25 June 1988	-21.1 °C13 February 1988	12.1 °C	908 mm	66	102
1987	36.1 °C2 August 1987	-24.4 °C24 January 1987	13.0 °C	916 mm	64	84
1986	35.2 °C19 July 1986	-17.3 °C27 January 1986	12.6 °C	1,129 mm	43	83
1985	33.4 °C14 July 1985	-29.6 °C20 January 1985	11.8 °C	1,294 mm	28	94
1984	35.9 °C10 July 1984	-24.2 °C21 January 1984	12.0 °C	1,154 mm	45	93
1983	38.1 °C23 July 1983	-25.6 °C24 December 1983	12.2 °C	1,131 mm	73	92
1982	33.6 °C3 August 1982	-31.1 °C17 January 1982	11.7 °C	1,261 mm	23	102
1981	33.7 °C13 July 1981	-26.4 °C12 February 1981	11.7 °C	1,143 mm	19	102
1980	38.4 °C15 July 1980	-19.3 °C17 February 1980	11.6 °C	1,075 mm	60	104
1979	33.2 °C8 August 1979	-26.3 °C15 January 1979	10.7 °C	1,147 mm	24	111
1978	34.3 °C27 June 1978	-21.2 °C5 March 1978	10.8 °C	1,090 mm	47	101
1977	35.0 °C19 July 1977	-27.8 °C17 January 1977	12.0 °C	1,141 mm	52	93
1976	35.7 °C14 July 1976	-20.8 °C8 January 1976	11.3 °C	700 mm	28	112
1975	33.3 °C2 July 1975	-18.6 °C9 February 1975	12.4 °C	1,044 mm	48	99
1974	34.4 °C14 July 1974	-19.6 °C12 January 1974	11.8 °C	1,136 mm	26	89
1973	33.7 °C26 August 1973	-19.5 °C22 December 1973	12.8 °C	1,195 mm	38	85
1972	33.5 °C18 August 1972	-25.5 °C16 January 1972	11.1 °C	952 mm	33	106
1971	36.1 °C27 June 1971	-20.3 °C2 February 1971	12.2 °C	723 mm	41	101
1970	36.2 °C2 July 1970	-24.0 °C22 January 1970	11.8 °C	922 mm	34	103
1969	34.6 °C5 July 1969	-18.3 °C4 January 1969	11.4 °C	957 mm	33	114
1968	33.5 °C21 August 1968	-24.6 °C8 January 1968	11.6 °C	1,005 mm	42	101
1967	33.0 °C15 June 1967	-20.3 °C25 February 1967	11.4 °C	1,027 mm	20	95
1966	36.9 °C10 July 1966	-24.1 °C30 January 1966	11.3 °C	750 mm	43	103
1965	34.8 °C23 July 1965	-21.8 °C17 January 1965	12.1 °C	753 mm	26	101
1964	36.7 °C3 August 1964	-19.1 °C14 January 1964	12.1 °C	913 mm	52	110
1963	34.1 °C9 June 1963	-26.7 °C21 December 1963	10.9 °C	731 mm	29	108
1962	36.8 °C20 August 1962	-26.3 °C11 January 1962	11.4 °C	734 mm	41	107
1961	33.4 °C30 July 1961	-20.1 °C23 January 1961	11.5 °C	980 mm	37	103
1960	34.4 °C8 September 1960	-26.9 °C23 December 1960	11.0 °C	813 mm	29	119
1959	33.6 °C27 June 1959	-20.4 °C5 January 1959	12.3 °C	1,021 mm	53	108
1958	33.2 °C30 August 1958	-19.2 °C15 December 1958	11.0 °C	876 mm	27	109
1957	33.2 °C2 August 1957	-22.2 °C17 January 1957	12.1 °C	1,395 mm	36	98
1956	34.2 °C1 July 1956	-17.7 °C26 January 1956	12.3 °C	962 mm	32	104
1955	34.5 °C27 July 1955	-21.8 °C11 February 1955	12.3 °C	1,047 mm	55	112
1954	39.3 °C20 July 1954	-16.0 °C12 January 1954	13.1 °C	766 mm	67	98
1953	37.4 °C20 June 1953	-15.4 °C18 December 1953	13.1 °C	678 mm	69	90
1952	37.2 °C29 June 1952	-15.2 °C29 January 1952	12.5 °C	893 mm	58	96
1951	34.8 °C31 August 1951	-29.1 °C2 February 1951	11.2 °C	1,164 mm	29	102
1950	32.1 °C26 June 1950	-22.0 °C18 December 1950	11.0 °C	1,376 mm	17	111
1949	34.7 °C1 July 1949	-17.5 °C30 January 1949	12.6 °C	1,235 mm	31	93
1948	34.2 °C26 August 1948	-20.0 °C28 January 1948	11.8 °C	1,251 mm	35	98
1947	37.1 °C6 August 1947	-18.4 °C4 January 1947	11.1 °C	918 mm	49	118
1946	33.3 °C19 July 1946	-18.0 °C22 January 1946	12.7 °C	1,151 mm	21	82
1945	34.1 °C30 August 1945	-22.1 °C1 February 1945	11.4 °C	1,257 mm	25	98
1944	35.4 °C28 June 1944	-16.5 °C26 December 1944	11.9 °C	863 mm	42	109
1943	37.1 °C26 August 1943	-18.7 °C30 December 1943	10.9 °C	739 mm	48	119
1942	34.4 °C1 August 1942	-22.6 °C10 January 1942	11.1 °C	927 mm	25	115
1941	35.2 °C11 August 1941	-18.2 °C19 February 1941	11.4 °C	829 mm	38	114
1940	34.5 °C3 August 1940	-26.4 °C19 January 1940	9.9 °C	914 mm	32	122

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

18.0 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

57 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

90 d/yr

-7

Annual rainfall

979 mm

-61 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	-0.1 °C	-2.3 °C	45 mm	-28 mm
Feb	4.7 °C	-0.1 °C	43 mm	-25 mm
Mar	15.8 °C	+5.1 °C	98 mm	-4 mm
Apr	19.0 °C	+1.5 °C	178 mm	+67 mm
May	22.3 °C	-0.7 °C	87 mm	-25 mm
Jun	28.9 °C	+1.1 °C	131 mm	+32 mm
Jul	30.8 °C	+1.4 °C	149 mm	+57 mm
Aug	28.5 °C	-0.2 °C	18 mm	-57 mm
Sep	27.9 °C	+2.5 °C	53 mm	-18 mm
Oct	20.9 °C	+2.0 °C	63 mm	-12 mm
Nov	11.9 °C	+1.0 °C	66 mm	-22 mm
Dec	4.9 °C	+0.3 °C	48 mm	-27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.4 °C

23 Jun 2025

Coldest day

-24.4 °C

15 Dec 2025

Wettest day

55.9 mm

5 Apr 2025

Windiest day

42.2 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

83.9 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

40.2 °C

25 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-29.8 °C

15 Dec 2025

Snowiest day

7.6 cm

5 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.2 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Terre Haute?

Terre Haute has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.1 °C and it receives 1,040 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Terre Haute?

The hottest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1954, reaching 39.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Terre Haute?

The coldest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1982, at -31.1 °C.

Does it snow in Terre Haute?

Yes. Terre Haute gets on average 43.9 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.

Has the climate of Terre Haute warmed?

Yes: Terre Haute warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Terre Haute?

The wettest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 8 September 2018, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Terre Haute?

The windiest day measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1947, with winds reaching 49.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Terre Haute?

The warmest month in Terre Haute is July (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Terre Haute?

Terre Haute receives on average 1,040 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Terre Haute?

Terre Haute gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Terre Haute?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Terre Haute between 1940 and 2025 was 19 December 1973, with 26.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Terre Haute?

Yes: Terre Haute has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Terre Haute?

In Terre Haute, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 5 July 2022, and the lowest was -37.7 °C on 20 January 1985.

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