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Monthly climate in Shelby, Indiana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shelby features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -3 °C (28 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -31 °C (-24 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1170 mm (46.1 inches) and receives 135 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shelby enjoys an average of 2924 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 14 minutes to 15 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shelby, Indiana, United States §

The warmest months in Shelby are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (73 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -3 to 1 °C (28 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shelby experiences 96 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 104 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Shelby, 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 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean maximum 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average high 1°C
(34°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(28°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 1°C
(34°F)
Average low -6°C
(21°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Mean minimum -21°C
(-5°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -13°C
(10°F)
Minimum -30°C
(-21°F)		 -31°C
(-24°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -12°C
(12°F)		 -20°C
(-5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shelby, Indiana, United States §

Shelby usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 14 rainy days and 136 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shelby are September, November and December. On average, 65 mm (2.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shelby, 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) 72 (2.8) 72 (2.9) 101 (4.0) 113 (4.4) 166 (6.5) 112 (4.4) 109 (4.3) 101 (4.0) 71 (2.8) 129 (5.1) 67 (2.7) 58 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 8 11 13 14 16 12 11 12 9 13 8 8

Monthly sunshine hours in Shelby, Indiana, United States §

The sunniest months in Shelby are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shelby: January, February and December receive an average of 4 hours 59 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shelby, 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 113 168 226 245 284 329 353 333 287 224 186 173
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 34m 10h 38m 11h 58m 13h 20m 14h 30m 15h 5m 14h 46m 13h 43m 12h 24m 11h 2m 9h 51m 9h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Shelby, Indiana, United States §

Shelby experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 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 Shelby UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shelby, 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 9 10 10 10 9 8 6 4 2