Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0More precipitation falls on Griffin than on 73% of U.S. towns: 48 inches a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 25°. A year here swings 64° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 68% of U.S. towns. If you like long walks, April, May, September and October offer highs of 68–81°.
A year in Griffin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Griffin’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Griffin’s place in Indiana beside it.
What a year in Griffin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 201 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 7 and the first by October 25. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Grayville, IL, 7 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Griffin’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 0°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 13 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Poseyville, IN, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 48 inches a year; May is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 110 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Griffin
76% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Grayville, IL.
Living with Griffin’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
201 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 7 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 25.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May, September and October.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Griffin from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (40%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Griffin and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Griffin yet.
Climates most like Griffin’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin, IN | 25° | 88° | 48" | 13" |
| Aurora, MO | 24° | 89° | 47" | 12" |
| Collegeville, PA | 23° | 88° | 47" | 13" |
| Laurel, MD | 25° | 88° | 46" | 16" |
| Seaford, DE | 27° | 89° | 46" | 13" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Griffin averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+1.7°).
A smaller shift than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Griffin compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Griffin’s place among Indiana’s.
Griffin weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Griffin’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Poseyville, IN. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | 3.4" | 2.6" | 10 | 26° – 43° |
| February | 46° | 28° | 3.0" | 3.7" | 9 | 26° – 45° |
| March | 56° | 36° | 4.4" | 1.1" | 11 | 38° – 59° |
| April | 68° | 45° | 5.0" | 0.0" | 11 | 50° – 62° |
| May | 77° | 56° | 5.1" | 0.0" | 11 | 61° – 73° |
| June | 86° | 65° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 70° – 79° |
| July | 88° | 68° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 9 | 73° – 85° |
| August | 87° | 66° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 72° – 83° |
| September | 81° | 58° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 7 | 65° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 47° | 3.4" | 0.2" | 7 | 54° – 64° |
| November | 56° | 36° | 4.0" | 0.2" | 9 | 39° – 52° |
| December | 45° | 28° | 3.7" | 4.8" | 10 | 24° – 46° |
| Year | 67° | 46° | 47.5" | 12.6" | 110 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 24° to 46°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Griffin’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Griffin’s center.
- Snow: Poseyville, IN.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Grayville, IL, 7 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Griffin’s climate
What is the weather like in Griffin?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 62% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 68% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Griffin in winter?
January nights average 25°. About 97 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 26°.
How much snow does Griffin get?
About 13 inches in a normal winter at Poseyville, IN, most of it in December.
How hot does it get in Griffin?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 68°. About 46 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Grayville, IL).
When is the first and last frost in Griffin?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 7 and the first fall frost by October 25, about 201 frost-free days, at Grayville, IL.
What growing zone is Griffin in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 0°.
What is the best time of year to visit Griffin?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May, September and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Griffin getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 0.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 83% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Griffin.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.