Climate · Manilla

Manilla, IN climate

Manilla has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
85°
801st hottest of 1,978 Indiana towns
January low
21°
604th mildest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Rain + melted snow
45 in
652nd wettest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Snow a winter
20 in
981st least snowy of 1,972 Indiana towns
A normal year

What a year in Manilla feels like

Winter

39° / 24°
Typical high / low · 7 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

63° / 42°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 17

Summer

83° / 62°
Typical high / low · 18 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

65° / 44°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 22
Best months to be outsideAprMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Manilla weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January36°21°3.3" 7.0"127 21° – 40°
February41°24°2.6" 5.5"107 19° – 42°
March51°32°3.5" 2.5"112 34° – 55°
April64°41°4.7" 0.1"120 46° – 59°
May74°52°5.0" 0130 57° – 71°
June82°61°4.9" 0120 66° – 74°
July85°64°4.4" 0100 69° – 81°
August83°62°3.5" 090 68° – 78°
September78°54°3.2" 080 62° – 71°
October66°44°3.2" 090 51° – 60°
November52°33°3.5" 0.5"100 36° – 49°
December41°26°3.3" 4.3"114 20° – 43°
Year63°43°45.0"19.9"12620

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Manilla

Manilla gets 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 126 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 20 days of the year.

45 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 69% of U.S. towns
20 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 58% of U.S. towns
20 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
Fewer than 59% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.0"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
7.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 187 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 17 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 187 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 60% of U.S. towns.

115
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
4
nights below 0° in a normal year
18
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Manilla

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Manilla, 85% of that work is heating and 15% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

85%heating
5,436 heating degree daysLess heating than 57% of U.S. towns
989 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 59% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Manilla compares

Summer heat85° July high
Cooler than 52% of U.S. towns801st hottest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Winter cold21° January low
Milder than 58% of U.S. towns604th mildest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Precipitation45" a year
Wetter than 69% of U.S. towns652nd wettest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Snow20" a winter
Less snow than 58% of U.S. towns981st least snowy of 1,972 Indiana towns
Growing season187 frost-free days
Longer than 60% of U.S. towns510th longest of 1,978 Indiana towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.9°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Manilla averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.1°). The shift is smaller than in 80% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.7° now 31°, was 30°
🌷 Spring+1.2° now 52°, was 51°
☀️ Summer+0.0° now 73°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+0.5° now 54°, was 54°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Manilla’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 20° to 43°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Manilla’s climate

What is the coldest month in Manilla?

January, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 21°.

What is the hottest month in Manilla?

July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 64°. About 18 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Manilla get?

About 20 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Manilla?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 17.

What is the rainiest month in Manilla?

May, with 5.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 45 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Manilla itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Morristown 2 Se, IN (6 mi, snow) and Shelbyville Sewage Plt, IN (10 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.

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