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Monthly climate in Merrillville, Indiana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Merrillville features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -2 °C (28 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1192 mm (46.9 inches) and receives 134 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Merrillville enjoys an average of 2958 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 13 minutes to 15 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Merrillville, Indiana, United States §

The warmest months in Merrillville are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -2 to 1 °C (28 - 35 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Merrillville experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 96 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Merrillville, Indiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Average high 1°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Daily mean -2°C
(28°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(35°F)
Average low -5°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Mean minimum -19°C
(-2°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-19°F)		 -28°C
(-19°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Merrillville, Indiana, United States §

Merrillville usually has the most precipitation in May, June and October, with an average of 13 rainy days and 144 mm (5.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Merrillville are February, November and December. On average, 68 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Merrillville, Indiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 73 (2.9) 72 (2.8) 99 (3.9) 115 (4.5) 162 (6.4) 130 (5.1) 102 (4.0) 95 (3.7) 73 (2.9) 139 (5.5) 71 (2.8) 62 (2.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 9 11 13 13 15 12 11 11 8 14 9 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Merrillville, Indiana, United States §

The sunniest months in Merrillville are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Merrillville: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Merrillville, Indiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 110 169 233 251 289 332 361 339 288 228 184 170
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 33m 10h 37m 11h 58m 13h 21m 14h 31m 15h 6m 14h 47m 13h 44m 12h 24m 11h 2m 9h 50m 9h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Merrillville, Indiana, United States §

Merrillville experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Merrillville UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Merrillville, Indiana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 6 4 2