GREENFIELD, IN

Overview:
Located in the eastern part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area, Greenfield is situated on level or slightly rolling terrain. This region has a very temperate climate, including very warm summers with no dry season, and very cold winters from the invasion of frigid northern air.

Maximum temperatures rarely go above 90°F, occurring only about 11 days per year. Precipitation is distributed evenly throughout the year, and there is no pronounced wet or dry season. Rainfall in the spring and summer is produced mostly by showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall of about 2 1/2 inches in a 24-hour period can be expected about once a year. Snowfalls of 3 inches or more occur on an average of two or three times in the winter.

State/ Province ID: IN

Station ID: C00123527

Directory Name: GREENFIELD_HCN_IN_C00123527

Elevation: 263.70m


The resources presented here were developed in cooperation with the Office of the Michigan State Climatologist using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. For more information regarding our data sources, quality control, and methodology, please see our Historical Climatologies: Quality Control reference guide.

Recent Climate Summary, 1991-2020

Average Temperature52.3°F11.3°C
Average Low Temperature42.6°F5.9°C
Average High Temperature62.0°16.7°C
Days/Year that exceed 90°F11.0 
Days/Year that fall below 32°F111.0 
Lowest Annual Average Temperature49.1°F9.5°C
Highest Annual Average Temperature54.9°F12.7°C
Average Annual Total Precipitation47.7 in121.3 cm
Lowest Annual Precipitation Total31.6 in80.1 cm
Highest Annual Precipitation Total61.0 in154.9 cm
Days/Year that exceed 1.25" of Precipitation6.8 

Temperature

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  • Monthly Average Temperature
  • How Temperatures are Changing
    • Changes in Average Temperature – Includes a summary table of the average annual and seasonal temperature changes, and time series graphs of how the annual low, average, and high temperatures compare to the long term average plotted for every year on record.
    • Cold Temperatures – View time series plots of the number of days per year below 32°F and the number of heating degree days per year to see how cold days are changing.
    • Hot Temperatures – View time series plots of the number of days per year above 90°F and the number of cooling degree days per year to see how hot days are changing.
    • Growing Season Changes – View a time series of the annual number of days in the freeze-free period.

Monthly Average Temperature

Changes in Average Temperature, 1951-2025.

 °F°C
Annual average temperature0.80.5
Winter average temperature1.40.8
Spring average temperature1.30.7
Summer average temperature0.10.0
Fall average temperature0.50.3

Annual High and Low Temperature Departure

Cold Temperatures

¹Heating Degree Days (HDDs) are indexed units, not actual days, that roughly describe the demand to heat a building. HDDs accumulate on days colder than 65°F when heating is required. Every degree below 65°F is added to the annual total for an annual HDD value, which is plotted in the figure.

Hot Temperatures

²Cooling Degree Days (CDDs) are indexed units, not actual days, that roughly describe the demand to cool a building. CDDs accumulate on days warmer than 65°F when cooling is required. Every degree above 65°F is added to the annual total for an annual CDD value, which is plotted in the figure.

Growing Season Changes

Precipitation

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  • Monthly Average Precipitation – View a graph of the monthly low, average, and high precipitation climatology (average) of the past 30 years
  • How Precipitation is Changing
    • Changes in Total Precipitation – Includes a summary table of the average annual and seasonal precipitation changes.
    • Heavy Precipitation – View a bar chart of how annual number of days receiving more than 1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, and 2 inches of precipitation are changing over the period of record.

Monthly Average Precipitation

Changes in Average Precipitation, 1951-2025.

 in.cm.%
Annual total precipitation11.529.128.40
Winter total precipitation2.87.135.70
Spring total precipitation3.69.031.30
Summer total precipitation3.07.623.50
Fall total precipitation2.25.726.00

Heavy Precipitation