Climate · Union Mills

Union Mills, IN climate

Union Mills has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
83°
129th coolest of 1,978 Indiana towns
January low
17°
81st coldest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Rain + melted snow
40 in
341st driest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Snow a winter
42 in
96th snowiest of 1,972 Indiana towns
A normal year

What a year in Union Mills feels like

Winter

35° / 20°
Typical high / low · 15 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

59° / 38°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 29

Summer

81° / 60°
Typical high / low · 17 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

62° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 13
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Union Mills 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
January32°17°2.4" 13.8"1319 14° – 36°
February36°20°2.0" 9.4"1017 15° – 38°
March47°28°2.4" 5.1"126 29° – 52°
April60°37°3.7" 0.7"130 41° – 54°
May71°49°4.2" 0140 53° – 66°
June80°58°4.5" 0120 64° – 73°
July83°62°4.2" 0110 67° – 78°
August81°60°4.3" 0110 66° – 77°
September76°53°3.3" 0110 59° – 68°
October63°42°3.7" 0.1"130 48° – 59°
November48°32°2.8" 1.3"122 33° – 48°
December37°23°2.4" 11.3"1213 16° – 39°
Year59°40°39.7"41.7"14458

“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 Union Mills

Union Mills gets 40 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 144 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 58 days of the year.

40 in
Rain + melted snow a year
More rain than 50% of U.S. towns
42 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 72% of U.S. towns
58 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 70% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.5"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
14"
Frost & the growing season

About 166 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 13. That leaves about 166 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 64% of U.S. towns.

147
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
10
nights below 0° in a normal year
17
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 Union Mills

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Union Mills, 89% of that work is heating and 11% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

89%heating
6,430 heating degree daysMore heating than 65% of U.S. towns
755 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 57% 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 Union Mills compares

Summer heat83° July high
Cooler than 65% of U.S. towns129th coolest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Winter cold17° January low
Colder than 64% of U.S. towns81st coldest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Precipitation40" a year
Wetter than 50% of U.S. towns341st driest of 1,978 Indiana towns
Snow42" a winter
Snowier than 72% of U.S. towns96th snowiest of 1,972 Indiana towns
Growing season166 frost-free days
Shorter than 64% of U.S. towns83rd shortest 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

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Union Mills averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+2.5°). The shift is smaller than in 61% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.0° now 27°, was 25°
🌷 Spring+1.3° now 49°, was 47°
☀️ Summer+0.5° now 71°, was 70°
🍂 Fall+0.7° now 52°, was 52°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Union Mills’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. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 29° to 52°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Union Mills’s climate

What is the coldest month in Union Mills?

January, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 17°.

What is the hottest month in Union Mills?

July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 62°. About 17 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Union Mills get?

About 42 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Union Mills?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 13, and the last spring frost by April 29.

What is the rainiest month in Union Mills?

June, with 4.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 40 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Union Mills itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Kingsbury 1n, IN (5 mi, snow) and Wanatah 2 Wnw, IN (8 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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