Hashtown has chilly winters and warm summers
A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Hashtown at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Hashtown’s climate
Read from where Hashtown sits among Indiana’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
Living with Hashtown’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
202 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 9 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 31.
About 9" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from November through April. Heating is 78% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 31 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 87°.
The nicest months are April, May, June, September and October.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →9 inches of snow, 47 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 104 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 202 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 9 and the first by October 31.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Hashtown feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Hashtown averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.3°).
A smaller shift than in 53% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Hashtown compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Indiana.
Hashtown weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | 3.4" | 3.5" | 9 | 22° – 41° |
| February | 43° | 24° | 2.6" | 2.3" | 8 | 22° – 43° |
| March | 54° | 33° | 3.7" | 1.0" | 9 | 36° – 57° |
| April | 66° | 42° | 5.0" | 0.1" | 11 | 47° – 59° |
| May | 75° | 53° | 5.3" | 0 | 11 | 58° – 72° |
| June | 83° | 61° | 5.1" | 0 | 10 | 67° – 76° |
| July | 87° | 65° | 4.5" | 0 | 9 | 70° – 83° |
| August | 86° | 63° | 3.4" | 0 | 6 | 69° – 80° |
| September | 80° | 55° | 3.5" | 0 | 6 | 63° – 73° |
| October | 68° | 44° | 3.8" | 0 | 7 | 52° – 61° |
| November | 54° | 34° | 4.0" | 0.1" | 8 | 36° – 50° |
| December | 43° | 26° | 3.3" | 1.9" | 9 | 21° – 43° |
| Year | 65° | 43° | 47.4" | 8.9" | 104 |
Heating and cooling a home in Hashtown
78% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Hashtown’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hashtown?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Hashtown?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 65°. About 31 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hashtown get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Hashtown?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 31, and the last spring frost by April 9.
What is the rainiest month in Hashtown?
May, with 5.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 47 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Hashtown.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hashtown itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Elliston, IN (1 mi, snow) and Crane Nsa, IN (11 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.